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2829
07:30 AM
Personal Income - March
First Trust: +0.4%
Actual: +0.2%
Prev: +1.1%


07:30 AM
Personal Consumption - Mar
First Trust: +0.0%
Actual: +0.2%
Prev: +0.7%

30
08:45 AM
Chicago PMI - Mar
First Trust: 54.2
Actual: 49.0
Prev: 52.4

1
09:00 AM
ISM Index - Apr
First Trust: 50.7
Actual: 50.7
Prev: 51.3


09:00 AM
Construction Spending - Mar
First Trust: +0.7%
Actual: -1.7%
Prev: +1.2%


04:00 PM
Domestic Auto Sales - Apr
First Trust: 5.4 Mil
Actual: 5.1 Mil
Prev: 5.4 Mil


04:00 PM
Domestic Trucks Sales - Apr
First Trust: 6.6 Mil
Actual: 6.7 Mil
Prev: 6.6 Mil

2
07:30 AM
Initial Claims - Apr 27
First Trust: 346K
Actual: 324K
Prev: 339K


07:30 AM
International Trade Balance - Mar
First Trust: -$41.7 Bil
Actual: -$38.8 Bil
Prev: -$43.0 Bil


07:30 AM
Q1 Non-Farm Productivity
First Trust: +0.9%
Actual: +0.7%
Prev: -1.9%


07:30 AM
Q1 Unit Labor Cost
First Trust: -0.4%
Actual: +0.5%
Prev: +4.6%

3
07:30 AM
Non-Farm Payrolls - Apr
First Trust: 180K
Actual: 165K
Prev: 88K


07:30 AM
Manufacturing Payrolls - Apr
First Trust: -10K
Actual: 0K
Prev: -3K


07:30 AM
Unemployment Rate - Apr
First Trust: 7.6%
Actual: 7.5%
Prev: 7.6%


07:30 AM
Average Hourly Earnings - Apr
First Trust: +0.2%
Actual: +0.2%
Prev: +0.0%


07:30 AM
Average Weekly Hours - Apr
First Trust: 34.5
Actual: 34.4
Prev: 34.6


09:00 AM
Factory Orders - Apr
First Trust: -3.0%
Actual: -4.0%
Prev: +3.0%


09:00 AM
ISM Non Mfg Index - Apr
First Trust: 55.0
Actual: 53.1
Prev: 54.4

4
56789
07:30 AM
Initial Claims - May 4
First Trust: 337K
Actual: 323K
Prev: 324K

1011
1213
07:30 AM
Retail Sales - Apr
First Trust: -0.1%
Actual: +0.1%
Prev: -0.4%


07:30 AM
"Core" Retail Sales - Apr
First Trust: +0.3%
Actual: -0.1%
Prev: -0.4%


09:00 AM
Business Inventories - Mar
First Trust: +0.3%
Actual: +0.0%
Prev: +0.1%

14
07:30 AM
Import Prices - Apr
First Trust: -0.5%
Actual: -0.5%
Prev: -0.5%


07:30 AM
Export Prices - Apr
First Trust: -0.2%
Actual: -0.7%
Prev: -0.4%

15
07:30 AM
PPI - Apr
First Trust: -0.5%
Actual: -0.7%
Prev: -0.6%


07:30 AM
"Core" PPI - Apr
First Trust: +0.1%
Actual: +0.1%
Prev: +0.2%


07:30 AM
Empire State Mfg Survey - May
First Trust: 3.1
Actual: -1.4
Prev: 3.1


08:15 AM
Industrial Production - Apr
First Trust: -0.3%
Actual: -0.5%
Prev: +0.4%


08:15 AM
Capacity Utilization - Apr
First Trust: 78.2%
Actual: 77.8%
Prev: 78.5%

16
07:30 AM
CPI - Apr
First Trust: -0.3%
Actual: -0.4%
Prev: -0.2%


07:30 AM
"Core" CPI - Apr
First Trust: +0.2%
Actual: +0.1%
Prev: +0.1%


07:30 AM
Housing Starts - Apr
First Trust: 0.973 Mil
Actual: 0.853 Mil
Prev: 1.036 Mil


07:30 AM
Initial Claims - May 11
First Trust: 333K
Actual: 360K
Prev: 323K


09:00 AM
Philadelphia Fed Survey - May
First Trust: 2.3
Actual: -5.2
Prev: 1.3

17
08:55 AM
U. Mich Consumer Sentiment - May
First Trust: 77.0
Actual: 83.7
Prev: 76.4


09:00 AM
Leading Indicators - Apr
First Trust: +0.2%
Actual: +0.6%
Prev: -0.1%

18
19202122
09:00 AM
Existing Home Sales - Apr
First Trust: 4.970 Mil
Actual: 4.970 Mil
Prev: 4.920 Mil

23
07:30 AM
Initial Claims - May 18
First Trust: 346K
Actual: 340K
Prev: 360K


09:00 AM
New Home Sales - Apr
First Trust: 0.423 Mil
Actual: 0.454 Mil
Prev: 0.417 Mil

24
07:30 AM
Durable Goods - Apr
First Trust: +1.1%
Actual:
Prev: -5.8%


07:30 AM
Durable Goods (Ex-Trans) - Apr
First Trust: -0.2%
Actual:
Prev: -1.5%

25
262728
09:00 AM
Consumer Confidence - May

2930
07:30 AM
Initial Claims - May 25


07:30 AM
Q2 GDP Preliminary Report


07:30 AM
Q2 GDP Chain Price Index

31
07:30 AM
Personal Income - Apr


07:30 AM
Personal Consumption - Apr


08:45 AM
Chicago PMI - Apr


08:55 AM
U. Mich Consumer Sentiment - May

1
23
09:00 AM
ISM Index - May


09:00 AM
Construction Spending - Apr

4
07:30 AM
International Trade Balance - Apr


02:00 PM
Domestic Auto Sales - May


02:00 PM
Domestic Trucks Sales - May


02:00 PM
Total Auto Sales - May


02:00 PM
Total Domestic Auto Sales - May

5
07:30 AM
Q1 Non-Farm Productivity


07:30 AM
Q1 Unit Labor Cost


09:00 AM
Factory Orders - May


09:00 AM
ISM Non Mfg Index - May

6
07:30 AM
Initial Claims - Jun 1

7
07:30 AM
Non-Farm Payrolls - May


07:30 AM
Private Payrolls - May


07:30 AM
Unemployment Rate - May


07:30 AM
Average Hourly Earnings - May


07:30 AM
Average Weekly Hours - May


07:30 AM
Manufacturing Payrolls - May


02:00 PM
Consumer Credit - Apr

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