US Data: Highlights of Market Estimates of Economic Forecasts

     WASHINGTON (MNI) - The following are highlights of forecasts for upcoming

U.S. economic indicators provided by Bloomberg estimates. The comment section

presents the key elements behind the median forecasts. 

November Durable Goods Orders (percent change)

 Monday, December 23 at 8:30 a.m. ET                    

                                                                Actual:        

                          Median                          Nov19  Oct19  Sep19

New orders                  1.5%                             --    0.6   -1.4

Ex trans                    0.2%                             --    0.6   -0.4

        Comments: The November durable goods report is expected to show new

orders rising +1.5%, faster than October's +0.6%. Excluding transportation,

orders are expected to rise 0.2%. 

November New Home Sales (thousands & percent change)

 Monday, December 23 at 10:00 a.m. EST                         

                                                            Actual:

                    Median                            Nov19  Oct19  Sep19     

Sales:                 730                               --    733    738

Percent Change:       -0.4                               --   -0.7   4.5%

     Comments: November new home sales are expected to fall by -0.4% to 730,000

from October's 733,000. New home sales in October and September were the two

best months for a period over 12 years.

Weekly Jobless Claims

 Thursday, December 26 at 8:30 a.m. ET                    

                                                              Actual: 

                  Median:                               Dec21  Dec14  Dec07

Initial Claims     234K                                    --   234K   252K

     Comments: Weekly jobless claims are expected to stay steady at 234K for the

week ending December 21. 

--MNI Washington Bureau; +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: archie.zhang@marketnews.com

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