Calendar of U.S. Economic Events

Calendar of U.S. Economic Events
This Week: June 20 - June 24, 2005
Monday, June 20, 2005
10a.m. May Conference Board Leading Indicators. Consensus: -0.3%. Previous: -0.2%.
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
7:45a.m. ICSC-UBS Store Sales Index For June 18 Wk. Previous: +0.6%
8:55a.m. Redbook Retail Sales Index For June 18 Wk. Previous: -0.3%
5p.m. ABC/Money Consumer Confidence For June 18 Wk. Previous: -9.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
No major economic indicators are scheduled for today.
Thursday, June 23, 2005
8:30a.m. Initial Jobless Claims For June 18 Wk. Consensus: -3K. Previous: +1K
10a.m. DJ-BTM Business Barometer For June 11 Wk. Previous: -0.4%.
10a.m. June Existing Home Sales. Previous: +4.5%.
Friday, June 24, 2005
8:30a.m. May Durable Goods Orders. Consensus: +1.0%. Previous: +1.9%.
10a.m. May New Home Sales. Previous: +0.2%.

Last Week: June 13 - June 17, 2005
Monday, June 13, 2005
No major economic indicators are scheduled for today.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
ICSC-UBS Store Sales Index For June 11 Wk: +0.6%. Previous: +0.4%.
May Producer Price Index: -0.6%. Consensus: -0.3%. Previous: +0.6%.
May Producer Price Index, Ex-Food & Energy: +0.1%. Consensus: +0.2%. Previous: +0.3%
May Retail And Food Sales: -0.5%. Consensus: -0.3%. Previous: +1.5%, revised.
May Retail And Food Sales, Ex-Autos: -0.2%. Consensus: +0.2%. Previous: +1.4%, revised.
Redbook Retail Sales Index For June 11 Wk: -0.3%. Previous: -0.5%.
ABC/Money Consumer Confidence For June 4 Wk: -9. Previous: -12
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
May Consumer Price Index: -0.1%. Consensus: Unch. Previous: +0.4%.
May Consumer Price Index, Ex-Food & Energy: +0.1%. Consensus: +0.2%. Previous: Unch.
June Empire State Manufacturing Index: 11.65. Consensus: 0.0. Previous: -11.06, revised.
April Business Inventories: +0.3%. Consensus: +0.3%. Previous: +0.5%, revised.
May Industrial Production: +0.4%. Consensus: +0.2%. Previous: -0.3%, revised.
May Capacity Utilization: 79.4%. Consensus: 79.2%. Previous: 79.1%, revised.
Federal Reserve Beige Book.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Initial Jobless Claims For June 11 Wk: +1K. Consensus: Unch. Previous: -21K.
May Housing Starts: +0.2%. Previous: +9.4%, revised.
DJ-BTM Business Barometer For June 4 Wk: -0.4%. Previous: -0.3%.
Friday, June 17, 2005
First-Quarter Current Account Gap: -$195.1 Bln. Consensus: -$191.0 Bln. Previous: -$188.4 Bln, revised.
Univ. of Michigan Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index: 94.8. Consensus: 89.0. Previous: 86.9.

Coming Week: June 27 - July 1, 2005
Monday, June 27, 2005
No major economic indicators are scheduled for today.
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
7:45a.m. ICSC-UBS Store Sales Index For June 25 Wk.
8:55a.m. Redbook Retail Sales Index For June 25 Wk.
10a.m. June Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index. Previous: 102.2.
10a.m. June Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index. Previous: 4.
5p.m. ABC/Money Consumer Confidence For June 25 Wk.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
8:30a.m. First-Quarter Final GDP. Previous: +3.5%
Thursday, June 30, 2005
8:30a.m. May Personal Income. Previous: +0.7%.
8:30a.m. May Personal Spending. Previous: +0.6%.
8:30a.m. Initial Jobless Claims For June 25 Wk.
10a.m. June Chicago Purchasing Managers Index. Previous: 54.1.
10a.m. May Conference Board Help-Wanted Index. Previous: 39.
10a.m. DJ-BTM Business Barometer For June 11 Wk.
Friday, July 1, 2005
No major economic indicators are scheduled for today.