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Economics Group

2016 Economic Calendar

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January 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

New Year's Day[Markets Closed]

3 4 5 6 7 8 9Const. Spending [Nov] 10a Vehicle Sales [Dec] 3p ADP Employment [Dec] 8:15a Jobless Claims [Jan 2] 8:30a Employment [Dec] 8:30a

ISM Manufacturing [Dec] 10a U.S. Int. Trade [Nov] 8:30a Consumer Credit [Nov] 3p

ISM Non-Manuf. [Dec] 10a

Factory Orders [Nov] 10a

FOMC Minutes [Dec] 2p

10 11 12 13 14 15 16NFIB 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 20 21 22 23TIC [Nov] 4p Housing Starts [Dec] 8:30a ECB Announcement 7:45a Existing Home Sales [Dec] 10a

Martin Luther CPI [Dec] 8:30a Philly Fed Survey [Jan] 8:30a LEI [Dec] 10a

King, Jr. Day[Markets Closed]

24 25 26 27 28 29 30S&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

Chicago PMI [Jan] 9:45a

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

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February 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Dec] 8:30a Vehicle Sales [Jan] 3p ADP Employment [Jan] 8:15a Productivity [Q4 1st] 8:30a Employment [Jan] 8:30a

Const. Spending [Dec] 10a ISM Non-Manuf. [Jan] 10a Factory Orders [Dec] 10a U.S. Int. Trade [Dec] 8:30a

ISM Manufacturing [Jan] 10a Consumer Credit [Dec] 3p

7 8 9 10 11 12 13NFIB Small Bus. [Jan] 6a 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 17 18 19 20Empire Manuf. [Feb] 8:30a Housing Starts [Jan] 8:30a Philly Fed Survey [Feb] 8:30a CPI [Jan] 8:30a

Presidents' Day TIC [Dec] 4p PPI [Jan] 8:30a LEI [Jan] 10a

[Markets Closed] Industrial Prod. [Jan] 9:15a

FOMC Minutes [Jan] 2p

21 22 23 24 25 26 27S&P/C-S Home Prices [Dec] 9a New Home Sales [Jan] 10a 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

28 29Chicago PMI [Feb] 9:45a

Pending Home Sales [Jan] 10a

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March 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5Const. Spending [Jan] 10a 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

Vehicle Sales [Feb] 3p Factory Orders [Jan] 10a

6 7 8 9 10 11 12Consumer Credit [Jan] 3p NFIB Small Bus. [Feb] 6a ECB Announcement 7:45a Imp. Price Index [Feb] 8:30a

Federal Budget [Feb] 2p

13 14 15 16 17 18 19Retail Sales [Feb] 8:30a Housing Starts [Feb] 8:30a Current Account [Q4] 8:30a Mich. Cons. Sent. [Mar P] 10a

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

Press Conference 2:30p

20 21 22 23 24 25 26Existing Home Sales [Feb] 10a New Home Sales [Feb] 10a Durable Goods [Feb] 8:30a GDP [Q4 3rd] 8:30a

Good Friday[Markets Closed]

Early Bond Market Close

Observing Good Friday

27 28 29 30 31Pers. Inc. & Spend [Feb] 8:30a S&P/C-S Home Prices [Jan] 9a ADP Employment [Mar] 8:15a Chicago PMI [Mar] 9:45a

Pending Home Sales [Feb] 10a Cons. Confidence [Mar] 10a

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April 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2Employment [Mar] 8:30a

Const. Spending [Feb] 10a

ISM Manufacturing [Mar] 10a

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

Vehicle Sales [Mar] 3p

3 4 5 6 7 8 9Factory Orders [Feb] 10a U.S. Int. Trade [Feb] 8:30a FOMC Minutes [Mar] 2p Consumer Credit [Feb] 3p

ISM Non-Manuf. [Mar] 10a

JOLTS [Feb] 10a

10 11 12 13 14 15 16NFIB Small Bus. [Mar] 6a PPI [Mar] 8:30a CPI [Mar] 8:30a Empire Manuf. [Apr] 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

17 18 19 20 21 22 23Housing Starts [Mar] 8:30a Existing Home Sales [Mar] 10a ECB Announcement 7:45a

Philly Fed Survey [Apr] 8:30a

LEI [Mar] 10a

24 25 26 27 28 29 30New Home Sales [Mar] 10a Durable Goods [Mar] 8:30a Pending Home Sales [Mar] 10a GDP [Q1 1st] 8:30a Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Mar] 8:30a

S&P/C-S Home Prices [Feb] 9a FOMC Statement 2p ECI [Q1] 8:30a

Cons. Confidence [Apr] 10a Chicago PMI [Apr] 9:45a

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

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May 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7Const. Spending [Mar] 10a Vehicle Sales [Apr] 3p ADP Employment [Apr] 8:15a Employment [Apr] 8:30a

ISM Manufacturing [Apr] 10a U.S. Int. Trade [Mar] 8:30a Consumer Credit [Mar] 3p

Productivity [Q1 1st] 8:30a

ISM Non-Manuf. [Apr] 10a

Factory Orders [Mar] 10a

8 9 10 11 12 13 14NFIB Small Bus. [Apr] 6a Federal Budget [Apr] 2p Imp. Price Index [Apr] 8:30a PPI [Apr] 8:30a

JOLTS [Mar] 10a Retail Sales [Apr] 8:30a

Bus. Inventories [Mar] 10a

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

15 16 17 18 19 20 21Empire Manuf. [May] 8:30a Housing Starts [Apr] 8:30a FOMC Minutes [Apr] 2p Philly Fed Survey [May] 8:30a Existing Home Sales [Apr] 10a

TIC [Mar] 4p CPI [Apr] 8:30a LEI [Apr] 10a

Industrial Prod. [Apr] 9:15a

22 23 24 25 26 27 28New Home Sales [Apr] 10a Durable Goods [Apr] 8:30a GDP [Q1 2nd] 8:30a

Pending Home Sales [Apr] 10a Mich. Cons. Sent. [May F] 10a

Early Bond Market Close

Observing Memorial Day

29 30 31Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Apr] 8:30a

Memorial Day S&P/C-S Home Prices [Mar] 9a

[Markets Closed] Chicago PMI [May] 9:45a

Cons. Confidence [May] 10a

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June 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4Const. Spending [Apr] 10a 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

5 6 7 8 9 10 11Productivity [Q1 2nd] 8:30a JOLTS [Apr] 10a Mich. Cons. Sent. [Jun P] 10a

Consumer Credit [Apr] 3p Federal Budget [May] 2p

12 13 14 15 16 17 18NFIB Small Bus. [May] 6a PPI [May] 8:30a CPI [May] 8:30a Housing Starts [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

FOMC Statement 2p

Press Conference 2:30p

19 20 21 22 23 24 25Existing Home Sales [May] 10a New Home Sales [May] 10a Durable Goods [May] 8:30a

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

26 27 28 29 30GDP [Q1 3rd] 8:30a Pers. Inc. & Spend. [May] 8:30a Chicago PMI [Jun] 9:45a

S&P/C-S Home Prices [Apr] 9a Pending Home Sales [May] 10a

Cons. Confidence [Jun] 10a

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July 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2Const. Spending [May] 10a

ISM Manufacturing [Jun] 10a

Vehicle Sales [Jun] 3p

Early Bond Market Close

Observing Independence Day

3 4 5 6 7 8 9Factory Orders [May] 10a U.S. Int. Trade [May] 8:30a ADP Employment [Jun] 8:15a Employment [Jun] 8:30a

Independence Day ISM Non-Manuf. [Jun] 10a Consumer Credit [May] 3p

[Markets Closed] FOMC Minutes [Jun] 2p

10 11 12 13 14 15 16NFIB 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 19 20 21 22 23TIC [May] 4p Housing Starts [Jun] 8:30a Philly Fed Survey [Jul] 8:30a

Existing Home Sales [Jun] 10a

LEI [Jun] 10a

24 25 26 27 28 29 30S&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

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

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August 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6Const. Spending [Jun] 10a Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Jun] 8:30a ADP Employment [Jul] 8:15a Factory Orders [Jun] 10a Employment [Jul] 8:30a

ISM Manufacturing [Jul] 10a Vehicle Sales [Jul] 3p ISM Non-Manuf. [Jul] 10a U.S. Int. Trade [Jun] 8:30a

Consumer Credit [Jun] 3p

7 8 9 10 11 12 13NFIB Small Bus. [Jul] 6a JOLTS [Jun] 10a Imp. Price Index [Jul] 8:30a PPI [Jul] 8:30a

Productivity [Q2 1st] 8:30a Federal Budget [Jul] 2p Retail Sales [Jul] 8:30a

Bus. Inventories [Jun] 10a

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

14 15 16 17 18 19 20Empire Manuf. [Aug] 8:30a CPI [Jul] 8:30a FOMC Minutes [Jul] 2p Philly Fed Survey [Aug] 8:30a

TIC [Jun] 4p Housing Starts [Jul] 8:30a LEI [Jul] 10a

Industrial Prod. [Jul] 9:15a

21 22 23 24 25 26 27New Home Sales [Jul] 10a Existing Home Sales [Jul] 10a Durable Goods [Jul] 8:30a GDP [Q2 2nd] 8:30a

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

28 29 30 31Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Jul] 8:30a 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 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3Productivity [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

4 5 6 7 8 9 10ISM Non-Manuf. [Aug] 10a JOLTS [Jul] 10a ECB Announcement 7:45a

Labor Day Fed Beige Book 2p Consumer Credit [Jul] 3p

[Markets Closed]

11 12 13 14 15 16 17NFIB Small Bus. [Aug] 6a Imp. Price Index [Aug] 8:30a PPI [Aug] 8:30a CPI [Aug] 8:30a

Federal Budget [Aug] 2p 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

Bus. Inventories [Jul] 10a

18 19 20 21 22 23 24Housing Starts [Aug] 8:30a FOMC Statement 2p Existing Home Sales [Aug] 10a

Press Conference 2:30p LEI [Aug] 10a

25 26 27 28 29 30New Home Sales [Aug] 10a S&P/C-S Home Prices [Jul] 9a Durable Goods [Aug] 8:30a GDP [Q2 3rd] 8:30a Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Aug] 8:30a

Cons. Confidence [Sep] 10a Pending Home Sales [Aug] 10a Chicago PMI [Sep] 9:45a

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

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October 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8Const. Spending [Aug] 10a 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

Factory Orders [Aug] 10a

9 10 11 12 13 14 15NFIB Small Bus. [Sep] 6a JOLTS [Aug] 10a Imp. Price Index [Sep] 8:30a PPI [Sep] 8:30a

FOMC Minutes [Sep] 2p Retail Sales [Sep] 8:30a

Bus. Inventories [Aug] 10a

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

Federal Budget [Sep] 2p

16 17 18 19 20 21 22Empire 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

Existing Home Sales [Sep] 10a

LEI [Sep] 10a

23 24 25 26 27 28 29S&P/C-S Home Prices [Aug] 9a New Home Sales [Sep] 10a Durable Goods [Sep] 8:30a GDP [Q3 1st] 8:30a

Cons. Confidence [Oct] 10a Pending Home Sales [Sep] 10a ECI [Q3] 8:30a

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

30 31Pers. Inc. & Spend. [Sep] 8:30a

Chicago PMI [Oct] 9:45a

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November 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5Const. Spending [Sep] 10a 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

Vehicle Sales [Oct] 3p Factory Orders [Sep] 10a

6 7 8 9 10 11 12Consumer Credit [Sep] 3p NFIB Small Bus. [Oct] 6a Federal Budget [Oct] 2p Mich. Cons. Sent. [Nov P] 10a

JOLTS [Sep] 10a

Veteran's Day[Bond Markets Closed]

13 14 15 16 17 18 19Imp. Price Index [Oct] 8:30a PPI [Oct] 8:30a CPI [Oct] 8:30a LEI [Oct] 10a

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

Bus. Inventories [Sep] 10a

20 21 22 23 24 25 26Existing Home Sales [Oct] 10a Durable Goods [Oct] 8:30a

New Home Sales [Oct] 10a Thanksgiving DayMich. Cons. Sent. [Nov F] 10a [Markets Closed] FOMC Minutes [Nov] 2p

Early Bond Market Close

Observing Thanksgiving Day

27 28 29 30GDP [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 2016Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3Const. Spending [Oct] 10a Employment [Nov] 8:30a

ISM Manufacturing [Nov] 10a

Vehicle Sales [Nov] 3p

4 5 6 7 8 9 10ADP Employment [Dec] 8:15a U.S. Int. Trade [Oct] 8:30a JOLTS [Oct] 10a ECB Announcement 7:45a Mich. Cons. Sent. [Dec P] 10a

ISM Non-Manuf. [Nov] 10a Productivity [Q3 2nd] 8:30a Consumer Credit [Oct] 3p

Factory Orders [Oct] 10a

11 12 13 14 15 16 17Federal Budget [Nov] 2p NFIB Small Bus. [Nov] 6a PPI [Nov] 8:30a CPI [Nov] 8:30a Housing Starts [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

Press Conference 2:30p

18 19 20 21 22 23 24Existing Home Sales [Nov] 10a 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 28 29 30 31S&P/C-S Home Prices [Oct] 9a Pending Home Sales [Nov] 10a Chicago PMI [Dec] 9:45a

Christmas Day Cons. Confidence [Dec] 10a

Market Close Early Bond Market Close

Observing Christmas Day Observing New Years

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