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29
07:30 AM
Mar Housing Starts (Mln)
First Trust: 1.410 Mil
Actual: 1.356 Mil
Prev: 1.398 Mil

07:30 AM
Mar Durable Goods
First Trust: +0.4%
Actual: +0.8%
Prev: -1.2%

07:30 AM
Mar Durable Goods (Ex-Trans)
First Trust: +0.3%
Actual: +0.9%
Prev: +1.2%

30
07:30 AM
Q1 GDP Advance Report
First Trust: +2.3%
Actual: +2.0%
Prev: +0.5%

07:30 AM
Q1 Chain Price Index Advance Report
First Trust: +3.3%
Actual: +3.6%
Prev: +3.7%

07:30 AM
Mar Personal Income
First Trust: +0.3%
Actual: +0.6%
Prev: 0.0%

07:30 AM
Mar Personal Consumption Expend.
First Trust: +0.8%
Actual: +0.9%
Prev: +0.6%

07:30 AM
Q1 Employment Cost Index
First Trust: +0.8%
Actual: +0.9%
Prev: +0.7%

07:30 AM
4/25/2026 Initial Claims (K)
First Trust: 212K
Actual: 189K
Prev: 215K

08:45 AM
Apr Chicago PMI
First Trust: 55.7
Actual: 49.2
Prev: 52.8

1
09:00 AM
Apr ISM (Manufacturing)
First Trust: 52.8
Actual: 52.7
Prev: 52.7

02:00 PM
Apr Total Light Vehicle Sales (Mln)
First Trust: 16.0 Mil
Actual: 15.9 Mil
Prev: 16.3 Mil

4
09:00 AM
Mar Factory Orders
First Trust: +0.1%
Actual: +1.5%
Prev: +0.3%

5
07:30 AM
Mar Trade Balance (Bln$)
First Trust: NA
Actual: -$60.3 Bil
Prev: -$57.8 Bil

09:00 AM
Apr ISM-NMI
First Trust: 53.8
Actual: 53.6
Prev: 54.0

7
07:30 AM
5/2/2026 Initial Claims (K)
First Trust: 205K
Actual: 200K
Prev: 190K

07:30 AM
Q1 Nonfarm Productivity (Prelim)
First Trust: +0.5%
Actual: +0.8%
Prev: +1.6%

07:30 AM
Q1 Unit Labor Costs (Prelim)
First Trust: +3.0%
Actual: +2.3%
Prev: +4.6%

09:00 AM
Mar Construction Spending
First Trust: +0.7%
Actual: +0.6%
Prev: -0.2%

02:00 PM
Mar Consumer Credit (Bln$)
First Trust: $8.7 Bil
Actual: $24.9 Bil
Prev: $8.8 Bil

8
07:30 AM
Apr Nonfarm Payrolls (K)
First Trust: 60K
Actual: 115K
Prev: 185K

07:30 AM
Apr Private Nonfarm Payrolls (K)
First Trust: 70K
Actual: 123K
Prev: 190K

07:30 AM
Apr Manufacturing Payrolls (K)
First Trust: -4K
Actual: -2K
Prev: 15K

07:30 AM
Apr Unemployment Rate
First Trust: 4.3%
Actual: 4.3%
Prev: 4.3%

07:30 AM
Apr Average Hourly Earnings
First Trust: +0.3%
Actual: +0.2%
Prev: +0.2%

07:30 AM
Apr Hours Worked
First Trust: 34.2
Actual: 34.3
Prev: 34.2

11
09:00 AM
Apr Existing Home Sales (Mln)
First Trust: 4.070 Mil
Actual: 4.020 Mil
Prev: 4.010 Mil

12
07:30 AM
Apr CPI
First Trust: +0.5%
Actual: +0.6%
Prev: +0.9%

07:30 AM
Apr CPI (ex-food & energy)
First Trust: +0.3%
Actual: +0.4%
Prev: +0.2%

13
07:30 AM
Apr PPI
First Trust: +0.7%
Actual: +1.4%
Prev: +0.7%

07:30 AM
Apr PPI (ex-food & energy)
First Trust: +0.4%
Actual: +1.0%
Prev: +0.2%

14
07:30 AM
5/9/2026 Initial Claims (K)
First Trust: 202K
Actual: 211K
Prev: 199K

07:30 AM
Apr Retail Sales
First Trust: +0.7%
Actual: +0.5%
Prev: +1.6%

07:30 AM
Apr Retail Sales (ex-auto)
First Trust: +1.0%
Actual: +0.7%
Prev: +1.9%

07:30 AM
Apr Import Price Index
First Trust: +1.2%
Actual: +1.9%
Prev: +0.8%

07:30 AM
Apr Export Price Index
First Trust: +1.0%
Actual: +3.3%
Prev: +1.5%

09:00 AM
Mar Business Inventories
First Trust: +0.9%
Actual: +0.9%
Prev: +0.4%

15
07:30 AM
May Empire State Index
First Trust: 5.9
Actual: 19.6
Prev: 11.0

08:15 AM
Apr Industrial Production
First Trust: +0.4%
Actual: +0.6%
Prev: +0.1%

08:15 AM
Apr Capacity Utilization
First Trust: 76.0%
Actual: 76.1%
Prev: 75.7%

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Data comes from the following sources: Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Federal Reserve Board, Institute for Supply Management and Haver Analytics. This information was prepared by First Trust Advisors, L.P., and reflects the current opinion of the authors. It is based upon sources and data believed to be accurate and reliable. This information does not constitute a solicitation or an offer to buy or sell any security.