US Weekly Economic Calendar

time (et)

	report	period	ACTUAL	forecast	previous
MONDAY, JAN. 2
	None scheduled New Year's Day celebrated
TUESDAY,  JAN. 3
10 am	ISM	Dec.		53.5%	53.2%
10 am	Construction spending	Nov.		0.6%	0.5%
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4
Varies	Motor vehicle sales	Dec.		17.8 mln	17.9 mln
THURSDAY,  JAN. 5
8:30 am	Weekly jobless claims	12/31		N/A	N/A
10 am	ISM nonmanufacturing	Dec.		57.6%	57.2%
FRIDAY, JAN. 6
8:30 am	Nonfarm payrolls	Dec.		170,000	178,000
8:30 am	Unemployment rate	Dec.		4.7%	4.6%
8:30 am	Average hourly earnings	Dec.		0.2%	-0.1%
8:30 am	Foreign trade balance	Nov.		-$43.4 bln	-$42.6 bln
10 am	Factory orders	Nov.		-2.3%	2.7%