U.S. Trade Deficit Seen Narrowing — Data Week Ahead Update

The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.

 
DATE      TIME  RELEASE                       PERIOD     CONSENSUS    PREVIOUS 
Monday    1500  Consumer Credit                Aug      +$13.2B  (12) +$25.5B 
Tuesday   0600  Small Business Svy             Sep        91.8   (10)  91.2 
          0830  U.S. Trade Deficit             Aug       $70.8B  (21) $78.79B 
Wednesday 1000  Wholesale Inventories          Aug       +0.2%   (11) +0.2% 
Thursday  0830  Jobless Claims                 Oct 5      230K   (15)  225K 
          0830  Consumer Price Index  M/M      Sep       +0.1%   (22) +0.2% 
                  -- ex food & energy M/M      Sep       +0.2%   (22) +0.3% 
          0830  Consumer Price Index  Y/Y      Sep       +2.3%   (13) +2.5% 
                  -- ex food & energy Y/Y      Sep       +3.2%   (13) +3.2% 
Friday    0830  Producer Price Index           Sep       +0.1%   (21) +0.2% 
                  -- ex food & energy          Sep       +0.2%   (19) +0.3% 
                  -- ex food, energy, trade    Sep       +0.2%   (5)  +0.3% 
          1000  Consumer Sentiment             Oct        71.0   (18)  70.1* 
                  (Prelim) 
 
*End-Sep Reading 
 
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.) 
 
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com 

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October 07, 2024 14:14 ET (18:14 GMT)

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