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Free AccessUS Data: Highlights of MNI Survey of Economic Forecasts
Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Apr 13/17:06 EST Apr 13
WASHINGTON (MNI) - The following are highlights of forecasts for
upcoming U.S. economic indicators provided by participants in the MNI
weekly survey. The comment section presents the key elements behind the
median forecasts.
Retail and Food Sales for March (percent change)
Monday, April 16 at 8:30 a.m. ET Actual:
Median Range Mar18 Feb18 Jan18
Retail Sales +0.3% +0.3% to +0.4% -- -0.1% -0.1%
Ex-Mtr Veh +0.1% Flat to +0.4% -- +0.2% +0.1%
Comments: Retail sales are forecast to rise 0.3% in March after a
after weak readings in the previous two months. Analysts expect the tax
cuts enacted earlier in the year will start to filter into spending.
Seasonally adjusted industry motor vehicle sales rose solidly in March,
particularly for trucks, while AAA reported that gasoline prices
declined modestly in mid-March from one month earlier. Retail sales are
expected to rise only 0.1% excluding motor vehicles after February's
0.2% gain.
Empire State Index for April (diffusion index)
Monday, April 16 at 8:30 a.m. ET Actual:
Median Range Apr18 Mar18 Feb18
Empire Index 18.5 18.0 to 20.3 -- 22.5 13.1
Comments: The Empire State index is expected to decline to a
reading of 18.5 in April from 22.5 in March.
Business Inventories for February (percent change)
Monday, April 16 at 10:00 a.m. ET Actual:
Median Range Feb18 Jan18 Dec17
Inventories +0.6% +0.4% to +0.6% -- +0.6% +0.6%
Comments: Business inventories are expected to rise 0.6% in
February. Factory inventories were already reported as up 0.3% in the
month, while wholesale inventories rose 1.0%. The advance report showed
a 0.4% gain for retail inventories. Taken together, an MNI calculation
looks for a 0.6% increase for business inventories, so the median
forecast suggests analysts see a no revision to retail inventories. As
for sales, factory shipments rose 0.2%, wholesale sales rose 1.0% and
the advance estimate for retail trade sales was a 0.1% decline,
suggesting a 0.4% gain for business sales, assuming no revision to the
retail trade sales decline.
Housing Starts for March (annual rate, million)
Tuesday, April 17 at 8:30 a.m. ET Actual:
Median Range Mar18 Feb18 Jan18
Starts 1.262m 1.230m to 1.290m -- 1.236m 1.329m
Comments: The seasonally adjusted pace of housing starts is
expected to accelerate modestly to a 1.262 million annual rate in March
after sharp movements in the previous two months. The NAHB index slipped
to 70 in March from 71 in February, so there is some downside risk.
Industrial Production for March (percent change)
Tuesday, April 17 at 9:15 a.m. ET Actual:
Median Range Mar18 Feb18 Jan18
Ind Prod +0.3% +0.1% to +0.7% -- +0.9% -0.2%
Cap Util 77.9% 77.7% to 78.1% -- 77.7% 77.0%
Comments: Industrial production is expected to rise 0.3% in March
after a revised 0.9% surge in the previous month. Factory payrolls rose
by 22,000 in March, while auto production jobs rose by 3,000 and the
factory workweek was mildly shorter at 40.9 hours, down from 41.0 hours
in February. The ISM production index fell to a still-strong 61.0 in the
current month from 62.0 in the previous month. Utilities production is
expected to rebound in the month after a decline in the previous month
due to warmer-than-usual weather, while mining production is forecast to
post a more modest gain after a February surge. Capacity utilization is
forecast to rise to 77.9% from 77.7% in January. Annual revisions
released on March 23 are included in the data.
Weekly Jobless Claims for April 14 week
Thursday, April 19 at 8:30 a.m. ET Actual:
Median Range Apr14 Apr07 Mar31
Weekly Claims 229k 228k to 230k -- 233k 242k
Comments: The level of initial jobless claims is expected to fall
by 4,000 to 229,000 in the April 14 employment survey week after a 9,000
decrease in the previous week. Claims were at a level of 227,000 in the
March 17 employment survey week. The four-week moving average would rise
by 500 in the coming week, as that 227,000 level in the March 17 week
drops out of the calculation, assuming the MNI forecast is correct and
there are no revisions.
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Index for April (diffusion index)
Thursday, April 19 at 8:30 a.m. ET Actual:
Median Range Apr18 Mar18 Feb18
Phila Fed 20.5 18.0 to 21.3 -- 22.3 25.8
Comments: The Philadelphia Fed reading is forecast to dip further
to a reading of 20.5 in April after falling to 22.3 in the previous
month.
Leading Indicators for March (percent change)
Thursday, April 19 at 10:00 a.m. ET Actual:
Median Range Mar18 Feb18 Jan18
Leading Index +0.3% +0.2% to +0.3% -- +0.6% +0.8%
Comments: The index of leading indicators is forecast to rise by
0.3% in February, continuing the string of solid gains. However, a
shorter factory workweek, a decline in consumer expectations, and a drop
in the ISM new orders reading provide some downside risk.
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-371-2121; email: holly.stokes@marketnews.com
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