by calculated risk April 13, 2024 08:11:00 AM
This week's key reports are March retail sales, housing starts, and existing home sales.
In the manufacturing industry, this week will see the release of the March industrial production report and surveys by the New York Fed and the Philadelphia Fed.
—– Monday, April 15th —–
This graph shows the year-over-year change in retail sales and food services (excluding gasoline) since 1993. Retail sales and food service (excluding gasoline) sales increased 2.0% in February on a year-over-year basis.
8:30 a.m.: New York Fed Empire State Manufacturing Survey For April. The consensus is expected to be -20.9 to -9.0.
10am: April NAHB Home Builder Survey. Consensus is 51, unchanged from 51. A number above 50 indicates that more builders see the sales situation as good rather than bad.
—– Tuesday, April 16th —–
This graph shows the number of single-family and multi-family housing starts since 1968.
The consensus was SAAR 1.48 million, down from SAAR 1.521 million in February.
This graph shows industrial production since 1967.
Consensus is for industrial production to increase by 0.4% and capacity utilization to increase to 78.5%.
—– Wednesday, April 17th —–
7:00 a.m. ET: Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Mortgage loan purchase application index.
2 pm: federal reserve beige bookan informal review of current economic conditions in the district by the Federal Reserve Bank.
—– Thursday, April 18th —–
8:30am: First weekly unemployment claim The report will be published. The consensus was 217,000 initial claims, up from 211,000 last week.
8:30am: Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey For April. Consensus measures 0.0, down from 3.2.
The graph shows existing home sales from 1994 through last month's report.
—– Friday, April 19th —–
10 am: State employment and unemployment March 2024 (Monthly)