Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming month

All times are Eastern

TUESDAY, Sept. 2

WASHINGTON — Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for August, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for July, 10 a.m.

DETROIT — Automakers release vehicle sales for August.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases second-quarter productivity data, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases factory orders for July, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases Beige Book, 2 p.m.

FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank's governing council meets to set monetary policy for the 19-nation eurozone.

THURSDAY, Sept. 4

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases international trade data for July, 8:30 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for August, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

BERLIN — Germany releases July industrial orders figures for Europe's biggest economy.

FRIDAY, Sept. 5

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases employment data for August, 8:30 a.m.

MONDAY, Sept. 7

U.S. stock and bond markets closed for Labor Day.

BERLIN — Germany releases July industrial production figures for Europe's biggest economy.

TUESDAY, Sept. 8

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for July, 3 p.m.

BERLIN — Germany releases July export and import figures for the country's economy.

TOKYO — Revision to Japan's quarterly GDP growth estimate for April-June quarter.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for July, 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, Sept. 10

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for July, 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, Sept. 11

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for August, 8:30 a.m.; Treasury releases federal budget for August, 2 p.m.

TUESDAY, Sept. 15

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases retail sales data for August, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases industrial production for August, 9:15 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for July, 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for August, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for September, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates.

MADRID — Spanish clothes retailer Inditex, owner of the Zara store chain, presents earnings for the first half of 2015.

THURSDAY, Sept. 17

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases housing starts for August, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases current account trade deficit for the second quarter, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers meet to set interest rates, statement scheduled for 2 p.m.

TOKYO — Japan monthly trade data for August.

MONDAY, Sept. 21

WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for August, 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, Sept. 24

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases durable goods for August, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases new home sales for August, 10 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

BERLIN — Germany's Ifo institute releases its monthly business confidence index, a key indicator for Europe's biggest economy.

FRIDAY, Sept. 25

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases second-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.

MONDAY, Sept. 28

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for August, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for August, 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, Sept. 29

WASHINGTON — Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for July, 9 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for September, 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30

BERLIN — Germany releases unemployment figures for September.