US Weekly Economic Calendar

time (et)	report	period	Actual	CONSENSUS forecast	previous
MONDAY, AUG. 12
2 pm	Federal budget	July8		--	-$70 bln
TUESDAY, AUG. 13
7:30 am	NFIB small business index	Aug.		--	93.5
8:30 am	Retail sales	July		0.3%	0.4%
8:30 am	Retail sales ex-autos	July		0.4%	0.0%
8:30 am	Import price index	July		0.9%	-0.2%
10 am	Business inventories	June		0.2%	0.1%
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14
8:30 am	Producer price index	July		0.3%	0.8%
8:30 am	Core PPI	July		0.2%	0.2%
THURSDAY, AUG. 15
8:30 am	Weekly jobless claims	8/10		328,000	333,000
8:30 am	Consumer price index	July		0.2%	0.5%
8:30 am	Core CPI	July		0.2%	0.2%
8:30 am	Empire state index	Aug.		8.2	9.5
9:15 am	Industrial production	July		0.2%	0.3%
9:15 am	Capacity utilization	July		78.0%	77.8%
10 am	Home builders index	Aug.		57	57
10 am	Philly Fed	Aug.		15.0	19.8
FRIDAY, AUG. 16
8:30 am	Housing starts	July		910,000	836,000
8:30 am	Building permits	July		953,000	918,000
8:30 am	Productivity	2Q		0.7%	0.5%
9:55 am	Consumer sentiment	Aug.		85.3	85.1

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