Economics Group

2016 Economic Calendar

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January 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday
1

15

16

New Year's Day

[Markets Closed]

4
Const. Spending [Nov] 10a

5
Vehicle Sales [Dec] 3p

6
ADP Employment [Dec] 8:15a

ISM Manufacturing [Dec] 10a

7
Jobless Claims [Jan 2] 8:30a

U.S. Int. Trade [Nov] 8:30a

Employment [Dec] 8:30a

Consumer Credit [Nov] 3p

ISM Non-Manuf. [Dec] 10a

Factory Orders [Nov] 10a
FOMC Minutes [Dec] 2p

10

11

12

13

14

NFIB Small Bus. [Dec] 6a

Federal Budget [Dec] 2p

Imp. Price Index [Dec] 8:30a

Producer Price Index [Dec] 8:30a

JOLTS [Nov] 10a

Fed Beige Book 2p

Jobless Claims [Jan 9] 8:30a

Retail Sales [Dec] 8:30a

Empire Manuf. [Jan] 8:30a
Industrial Prod. [Dec] 9:15a
Bus. Inventories [Nov] 10a
Mich. Cons. Sent. [Jan P] 10a

17

18

19
TIC [Nov] 4p

Martin Luther

20

21

22

Housing Starts [Dec] 8:30a

ECB Announcement 7:45a

Existing Home Sales [Dec] 10a

CPI [Dec] 8:30a

Philly Fed Survey [Jan] 8:30a

LEI [Dec] 10a

23

King, Jr. Day

[Markets Closed]

24

25

31

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27

28

29

S&P/C-S Home Prices [Nov] 9a

New Home Sales [Dec] 10a

Durable Goods [Dec] 8:30a

GDP [Q4 1st] 8:30a

Cons. Confidence [Jan] 10a

FOMC Statement 2p

Pending Home Sales [Dec] 10a

ECI [Q4] 8:30a

30

Chicago PMI [Jan] 9:45a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Jan F] 10a

All Times EST

February 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday
1

Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Dec] 8:30a

Wednesday

Thursday

2
Vehicle Sales [Jan] 3p

Const. Spending [Dec] 10a

Friday
4

ADP Employment [Jan] 8:15a

Productivity [Q4 1st] 8:30a

Employment [Jan] 8:30a

ISM Non-Manuf. [Jan] 10a

Factory Orders [Dec] 10a

U.S. Int. Trade [Dec] 8:30a

ISM Manufacturing [Jan] 10a

Saturday
5

12

13

Consumer Credit [Dec] 3p

9
NFIB Small Bus. [Jan] 6a

10

11

Federal Budget [Jan] 2p

Retail Sales [Jan] 8:30a

JOLTS [Dec] 10a

Imp. Price Index [Jan] 8:30a

Bus. Inventories [Dec] 10a
Mich. Cons. Sent. [Feb P] 10a

14

15

16
Empire Manuf. [Feb] 8:30a

Presidents' Day

TIC [Dec] 4p

[Markets Closed]

17

18

Housing Starts [Jan] 8:30a

Philly Fed Survey [Feb] 8:30a

PPI [Jan] 8:30a

LEI [Jan] 10a

19

20

26

27

CPI [Jan] 8:30a

Industrial Prod. [Jan] 9:15a

FOMC Minutes [Jan] 2p

21

22

23
S&P/C-S Home Prices [Dec] 9a

28

24
New Home Sales [Jan] 10a

25
Durable Goods [Jan] 8:30a

GDP [Q4 2nd] 8:30a

Existing Home Sales [Jan] 10a

Pers. Inc. & Spend [Jan] 8:30a

Cons. Confidence [Feb] 10a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Feb F] 10a

29
Chicago PMI [Feb] 9:45a
Pending Home Sales [Jan] 10a

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March 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

2
ADP Employment [Feb] 8:15a

Productivity [Q4 2nd] 8:30a

Employment [Feb] 8:30a

ISM Manufacturing [Feb] 10a

Fed Beige Book 2p

ISM Non-Manuf. [Feb] 10a

U.S. Int. Trade [Jan] 8:30a

11

12

Factory Orders [Jan] 10a

7
Consumer Credit [Jan] 3p

Saturday

Const. Spending [Jan] 10a

Vehicle Sales [Feb] 3p

Friday

NFIB Small Bus. [Feb] 6a

10
ECB Announcement 7:45a

Imp. Price Index [Feb] 8:30a

Federal Budget [Feb] 2p

13

14

15

16

17

Retail Sales [Feb] 8:30a

Housing Starts [Feb] 8:30a

Current Account [Q4] 8:30a

Empire Manuf. [Mar] 8:30a

CPI [Feb] 8:30a

Philly Fed Survey [Mar] 8:30a

Bus. Inventories [Jan] 10a

Industrial Prod. [Feb] 9:15a

LEI [Feb] 10a

TIC [Jan] 4p

FOMC Statement 2p

JOLTS [Jan] 10a

18

19

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Mar P] 10a

Press Conference 2:30p

20

21

22

Existing Home Sales [Feb] 10a

23
New Home Sales [Feb] 10a

24
Durable Goods [Feb] 8:30a

25

26

GDP [Q4 3rd] 8:30a

Good Friday

[Markets Closed]
Early Bond Market Close
Observing Good Friday

27

28

29

Pers. Inc. & Spend [Feb] 8:30a

S&P/C-S Home Prices [Jan] 9a

Pending Home Sales [Feb] 10a

Cons. Confidence [Mar] 10a

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ADP Employment [Mar] 8:15a

31
Chicago PMI [Mar] 9:45a

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April 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday
1

Employment [Mar] 8:30a

Const. Spending [Feb] 10a
ISM Manufacturing [Mar] 10a
Mich. Cons. Sent. [Mar F] 10a
Vehicle Sales [Mar] 3p

4
Factory Orders [Feb] 10a

5
U.S. Int. Trade [Feb] 8:30a

6
FOMC Minutes [Mar] 2p

15

16

Consumer Credit [Feb] 3p

ISM Non-Manuf. [Mar] 10a

JOLTS [Feb] 10a

10

11

17

12

13

14

NFIB Small Bus. [Mar] 6a

PPI [Mar] 8:30a

Imp. Price Index [Mar] 8:30a

Retail Sales [Mar] 8:30a

Industrial Prod. [Mar] 9:15a

Federal Budget [Mar] 2p

Bus. Inventories [Feb] 10a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Apr P] 10a

Fed Beige Book 2p

TIC [Feb] 4p

18

19
Housing Starts [Mar] 8:30a

CPI [Mar] 8:30a

20
Existing Home Sales [Mar] 10a

Empire Manuf. [Apr] 8:30a

21

22

23

29

30

ECB Announcement 7:45a

Philly Fed Survey [Apr] 8:30a
LEI [Mar] 10a

24

25
New Home Sales [Mar] 10a

26

27

Durable Goods [Mar] 8:30a

Pending Home Sales [Mar] 10a

S&P/C-S Home Prices [Feb] 9a

FOMC Statement 2p

Cons. Confidence [Apr] 10a

28
GDP [Q1 1st] 8:30a

Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Mar] 8:30a

ECI [Q1] 8:30a
Chicago PMI [Apr] 9:45a
Mich. Cons. Sent. [Apr F] 10a

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May 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

2
Const. Spending [Mar] 10a

3
Vehicle Sales [Apr] 3p

ISM Manufacturing [Apr] 10a

Thursday

Friday

ADP Employment [Apr] 8:15a

Employment [Apr] 8:30a

U.S. Int. Trade [Mar] 8:30a

Consumer Credit [Mar] 3p

Saturday
6

13

14

Productivity [Q1 1st] 8:30a

ISM Non-Manuf. [Apr] 10a
Factory Orders [Mar] 10a

10
NFIB Small Bus. [Apr] 6a

11
Federal Budget [Apr] 2p

12
Imp. Price Index [Apr] 8:30a

JOLTS [Mar] 10a

PPI [Apr] 8:30a

Retail Sales [Apr] 8:30a
Bus. Inventories [Mar] 10a
Mich. Cons. Sent. [May P] 10a

15

16

17

Empire Manuf. [May] 8:30a

Housing Starts [Apr] 8:30a

TIC [Mar] 4p

CPI [Apr] 8:30a

18
FOMC Minutes [Apr] 2p

19
Philly Fed Survey [May] 8:30a

20

21

Existing Home Sales [Apr] 10a

LEI [Apr] 10a

Industrial Prod. [Apr] 9:15a

22

23

24
New Home Sales [Apr] 10a

25

26

27

Durable Goods [Apr] 8:30a

GDP [Q1 2nd] 8:30a

Pending Home Sales [Apr] 10a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [May F] 10a

28

Early Bond Market Close

Observing Memorial Day

29

30

Memorial Day
[Markets Closed]

31
Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Apr] 8:30a
S&P/C-S Home Prices [Mar] 9a
Chicago PMI [May] 9:45a
Cons. Confidence [May] 10a

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June 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

13

10

11

ECB Announcement 7:45a

Employment [May] 8:30a

ISM Manufacturing [May] 10a

ADP Employment [May] 8:15a

U.S. Int. Trade [Apr] 8:30a

Vehicle Sales [May] 3p

ISM Non-Manuf. [May] 10a

Fed Beige Book 2p

Factory Orders [Apr] 10a

JOLTS [Apr] 10a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Jun P] 10a

Consumer Credit [Apr] 3p

12

Const. Spending [Apr] 10a

7
Productivity [Q1 2nd] 8:30a

Saturday

Federal Budget [May] 2p

14

15

16

NFIB Small Bus. [May] 6a

PPI [May] 8:30a

CPI [May] 8:30a

Retail Sales [May] 8:30a

Empire Manuf. [Jun] 8:30a

Current Account [Q1] 8:30a

Imp. Price Index [May] 8:30a

Industrial Prod. [May] 9:15a

Philly Fed Survey [Jun] 8:30a

Bus. Inventories [Apr] 10a

TIC [Apr] 4p

17

18

24

25

Housing Starts [May] 8:30a

FOMC Statement 2p
Press Conference 2:30p

19

20

21

22
Existing Home Sales [May] 10a

26

27

28

23
New Home Sales [May] 10a

Durable Goods [May] 8:30a

LEI [May] 10a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Jun F] 10a

29

GDP [Q1 3rd] 8:30a

Pers. Inc. & Spend. [May] 8:30a

S&P/C-S Home Prices [Apr] 9a

Pending Home Sales [May] 10a

30
Chicago PMI [Jun] 9:45a

Cons. Confidence [Jun] 10a

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July 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday
1

15

16

Const. Spending [May] 10a

ISM Manufacturing [Jun] 10a
Vehicle Sales [Jun] 3p
Early Bond Market Close
Observing Independence Day

Independence Day

5
Factory Orders [May] 10a

7
ADP Employment [Jun] 8:15a

ISM Non-Manuf. [Jun] 10a

[Markets Closed]

10

6
U.S. Int. Trade [May] 8:30a

Employment [Jun] 8:30a

Consumer Credit [May] 3p

FOMC Minutes [Jun] 2p

11

12

13

14

NFIB Small Bus. [Jun] 6a

Imp. Price Index [Jun] 8:30a

PPI [Jun] 8:30a

CPI [Jun] 8:30a

JOLTS [May] 10a

Federal Budget [Jun] 2p

Retail Sales [Jun] 8:30a

Fed Beige Book 2p

Empire Manuf. [Jul] 8:30a

Industrial Prod. [Jun] 9:15a
Bus. Inventories [May] 10a
Mich. Cons. Sent. [Jul P] 10a

17

18
TIC [May] 4p

19

20

Housing Starts [Jun] 8:30a

21

22

23

29

30

Philly Fed Survey [Jul] 8:30a

Existing Home Sales [Jun] 10a
LEI [Jun] 10a

24

25

31

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27

28

S&P/C-S Home Prices [May] 9a

Durable Goods [Jun] 8:30a

GDP [Q2 1st] 8:30a

New Home Sales [Jun] 10a

Pending Home Sales [Jun] 10a

ECI [Q2] 8:30a

Cons. Confidence [Jul] 10a

FOMC Statement 2p

Chicago PMI [Jul] 9:45a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Jul F] 10a

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August 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Const. Spending [Jun] 10a

Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Jun] 8:30a

ADP Employment [Jul] 8:15a

ISM Manufacturing [Jul] 10a

Vehicle Sales [Jul] 3p

ISM Non-Manuf. [Jul] 10a

Saturday
5

12

13

Employment [Jul] 8:30a

Factory Orders [Jun] 10a

U.S. Int. Trade [Jun] 8:30a

Consumer Credit [Jun] 3p

10

NFIB Small Bus. [Jul] 6a

JOLTS [Jun] 10a

Productivity [Q2 1st] 8:30a

Federal Budget [Jul] 2p

11
Imp. Price Index [Jul] 8:30a

PPI [Jul] 8:30a

Retail Sales [Jul] 8:30a
Bus. Inventories [Jun] 10a
Mich. Cons. Sent. [Aug P] 10a

14

15

16

Empire Manuf. [Aug] 8:30a

CPI [Jul] 8:30a

TIC [Jun] 4p

Housing Starts [Jul] 8:30a

17
FOMC Minutes [Jul] 2p

18

19

20

26

27

Philly Fed Survey [Aug] 8:30a

LEI [Jul] 10a

Industrial Prod. [Jul] 9:15a

21

22

23
New Home Sales [Jul] 10a

24
Existing Home Sales [Jul] 10a

25
Durable Goods [Jul] 8:30a

GDP [Q2 2nd] 8:30a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Aug F] 10a

28

29
Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Jul] 8:30a

30

31

S&P/C-S Home Prices [Jun] 9a

ADP Employment [Aug] 8:15a

Cons. Confidence [Aug] 10a

Chicago PMI [Aug] 9:45a

Pending Home Sales [Jul] 10a

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September 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

10

16

17

Productivity [Q2 2nd] 8:30a

Employment [Aug] 8:30a

Const. Spending [Jul] 10a

U.S. Int. Trade [Jul] 8:30a

ISM Manufacturing [Aug] 10a

Factory Orders [Jul] 10a

Vehicle Sales [Aug] 3p

6
ISM Non-Manuf. [Aug] 10a

Labor Day

JOLTS [Jul] 10a

ECB Announcement 7:45a

Fed Beige Book 2p

Consumer Credit [Jul] 3p

[Markets Closed]

11

12

13
NFIB Small Bus. [Aug] 6a

14
Imp. Price Index [Aug] 8:30a

Federal Budget [Aug] 2p

15
PPI [Aug] 8:30a

CPI [Aug] 8:30a

Retail Sales [Aug] 8:30a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Sep P] 10a

Current Account [Q2] 8:30a

TIC [Jul] 4p

Philly Fed Survey [Sep] 8:30a

Empire Manuf. [Sep] 8:30a
Industrial Prod. [Aug] 9:15a

18

19

20
Housing Starts [Aug] 8:30a

25

26
New Home Sales [Aug] 10a

21

Cons. Confidence [Sep] 10a

22

FOMC Statement 2p

Existing Home Sales [Aug] 10a

Press Conference 2:30p

LEI [Aug] 10a

27
S&P/C-S Home Prices [Jul] 9a

Bus. Inventories [Jul] 10a

28
Durable Goods [Aug] 8:30a

23

29

24

30

GDP [Q2 3rd] 8:30a

Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Aug] 8:30a

Pending Home Sales [Aug] 10a

Chicago PMI [Sep] 9:45a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Sep F] 10a

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October 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday
1

ADP Employment [Sep] 8:15a

Employment [Sep] 8:30a

ISM Manufacturing [Sep] 10a

U.S. Int. Trade [Aug] 8:30a

Consumer Credit [Aug] 3p

Vehicle Sales [Sep] 3p

ISM Non-Manuf. [Sep] 10a

Const. Spending [Aug] 10a

14

15

Factory Orders [Aug] 10a

10

11
NFIB Small Bus. [Sep] 6a

12
JOLTS [Aug] 10a

13
Imp. Price Index [Sep] 8:30a

FOMC Minutes [Sep] 2p

PPI [Sep] 8:30a

Retail Sales [Sep] 8:30a
Bus. Inventories [Aug] 10a
Mich. Cons. Sent. [Oct P] 10a
Federal Budget [Sep] 2p

16

17

18

19

20

Empire Manuf. [Oct] 8:30a

CPI [Sep] 8:30a

Housing Starts [Sep] 8:30a

ECB Announcement 7:45a

Industrial Prod. [Sep] 9:15a

TIC [Aug] 4p

Fed Beige Book 2p

Philly Fed Survey [Oct] 8:30a

21

22

28

29

Existing Home Sales [Sep] 10a

LEI [Sep] 10a

23

24

25
S&P/C-S Home Prices [Aug] 9a
Cons. Confidence [Oct] 10a

30

31

26
New Home Sales [Sep] 10a

27
Durable Goods [Sep] 8:30a

GDP [Q3 1st] 8:30a

Pending Home Sales [Sep] 10a

ECI [Q3] 8:30a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Oct F] 10a

Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Sep] 8:30a

Chicago PMI [Oct] 9:45a

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November 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

2
ADP Employment [Oct] 8:15a

Productivity [Q3 1st] 8:30a

Employment [Oct] 8:30a

ISM Manufacturing [Oct] 10a

FOMC Statement 2p

ISM Non-Manuf. [Oct] 10a

U.S. Int. Trade [Oct] 8:30a

11

12

Factory Orders [Sep] 10a

7
Consumer Credit [Sep] 3p

Saturday

Const. Spending [Sep] 10a

Vehicle Sales [Oct] 3p

Friday

NFIB Small Bus. [Oct] 6a

10
Federal Budget [Oct] 2p

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Nov P] 10a

JOLTS [Sep] 10a

Veteran's Day

[Bond Markets Closed]

13

14

15

16

17

Imp. Price Index [Oct] 8:30a

PPI [Oct] 8:30a

CPI [Oct] 8:30a

Retail Sales [Oct] 8:30a

Industrial Prod. [Oct] 9:15a

Housing Starts [Oct] 8:30a

Empire Manuf. [Nov] 8:30a

TIC [Sep] 4p

Philly Fed Survey [Nov] 8:30a

18

19

25

26

LEI [Oct] 10a

Bus. Inventories [Sep] 10a

20

21

22
Existing Home Sales [Oct] 10a

23

24

Durable Goods [Oct] 8:30a

Thanksgiving Day

New Home Sales [Oct] 10a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Nov F] 10a

[Markets Closed]

FOMC Minutes [Nov] 2p

Early Bond Market Close
Observing Thanksgiving Day

27

28

29

30

GDP [Q3 2nd] 8:30a

ADP Employment [Nov] 8:15a

S&P/C-S Home Prices [Sep] 9a

Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Oct] 8:30a

Cons. Confidence [Nov] 10a

Chicago PMI [Nov] 9:45a

Pending Home Sales [Oct] 10a
Fed Beige Book 2p

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December 2016
Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

10

Employment [Nov] 8:30a

Const. Spending [Oct] 10a

ISM Manufacturing [Nov] 10a
Vehicle Sales [Nov] 3p

ADP Employment [Dec] 8:15a

U.S. Int. Trade [Oct] 8:30a

JOLTS [Oct] 10a

ISM Non-Manuf. [Nov] 10a

Productivity [Q3 2nd] 8:30a

Consumer Credit [Oct] 3p

8
ECB Announcement 7:45a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Dec P] 10a

Factory Orders [Oct] 10a

11

12
Federal Budget [Nov] 2p

13

14

15

NFIB Small Bus. [Nov] 6a

PPI [Nov] 8:30a

CPI [Nov] 8:30a

Imp. Price Index [Nov] 8:30a

Retail Sales [Nov] 8:30a

Current Account [Q3] 8:30a

Industrial Prod. [Nov] 9:15a

Empire Manuf. [Dec] 8:30a

Bus. Inventories [Oct] 10a

Philly Fed Survey [Dec] 8:30a

FOMC Statement 2p

TIC [Oct] 4p

16

17

23

24

Housing Starts [Nov] 8:30a

Press Conference 2:30p

18

19

20

21
Existing Home Sales [Nov] 10a

22
GDP [Q3 3rd] 8:30a

New Home Sales [Nov] 10a

Durable Goods [Nov] 8:30a

Mich. Cons. Sent. [Dec F] 10a

Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Nov] 8:30a

LEI [Nov] 10a

25

26

27
S&P/C-S Home Prices [Oct] 9a

Christmas Day

28
Pending Home Sales [Nov] 10a

29

30

31

Chicago PMI [Dec] 9:45a

Cons. Confidence [Dec] 10a

Market Close

Early Bond Market Close

Observing Christmas Day

Observing New Years

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