US Weekly Economic Calendar

time (et)	report	period	ACTUAL	forecast	previous
MONDAY, AUG. 28
8:30 am	Advance trade in goods	July		-$64.6bln	-$64.0bln
TUESDAY, AUG. 29
8:30 am	Consumer confidence index	Aug.		121.0	121.1
9 am	Case-Shiller house prices	June		--	5.6%
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30
8:15 am	ADP employment report	Aug.		--	178,000
8:30 am	Gross domestic product	Q2		2.8%	2.6%
THURSDAY, AUG. 31
8:30 am	Weekly jobless claims	8/26		233,000	234,000
8:30 am	Personal income	July		0.4%	0.0%
8:30 am	Consumer spending	July		0.4%	0.1%
8:30 am	Core inflation	July		0.1%	0.1%
9:45 am	Chicago PMI	Aug.		--	58.9
10 am	Pending home sales	July		--	1.5%
FRIDAY, SEPT. 1
8:30 am	Nonfarm payrolls	Aug.		180,000	209,000
8:30 am	Unemployment rate (U3)	Aug.		4.3%	4.3%
8:30 am	Average hourly earnings	Aug.		0.2%	0.3%
9:45 am	Markit manufacturing PMI	Aug.		--	53.3
10 am	ISM manufacturing index	Aug.		56.6%	56.3%
10 am	Construction spending	July		0.4%	-1.3%
10 am	Consumer sentiment	Aug,.		97.0	97.6
Varies	Motor vehicle sales	Aug.		16.5 mln	16.7 mln