Unemployment Rate Seen Unchanged -- Data Week Ahead Update
The following are forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
(ET)
Wednesday 1000 Construction Spending Nov +0.5% (14) +1.4%
1000 ISM Mfg PMI Dec 58.0 (17) 58.2
N/A Auto Sales Dec 17.5M (15) 17.48M
Thursday 0815 ADP Jobs Dec +195K (6) +190K
0830 Jobless Claims Dec 30 240K (11) 245K
0945 Markit Services PMI Dec N/A 52.4*
Friday 0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Nov $49.8B (14) $48.7B
0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Dec +180K (19) +228K
0830 Unemployment Rate Dec 4.1% (18) 4.1%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages** Dec +0.3% (16) +0.19%
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Dec 57.6 (16) 57.4
1000 Factory Orders Nov +1.4% (13) -0.1%
*Dec Flash Reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
The following are forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
Forecasts were last updated on Tuesday afternoon.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
(ET)
Friday 0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Nov $49.8B (14) $48.7B
0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Dec +180K (19) +228K
0830 Unemployment Rate Dec 4.1% (18) 4.1%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages** Dec +0.3% (16) +0.19%
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Dec 57.6 (16) 57.4
1000 Factory Orders Nov +1.4% (13) -0.1%
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 04, 2018 10:14 ET (15:14 GMT)