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

The FOMC meeting statement is scheduled for release Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. ET, followed by a press conference with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Forecasts were last updated on Monday afternoon.

 
DATE      TIME  RELEASE                    PERIOD     CONSENSUS    PREVIOUS 
          (ET) 
Wednesday 0830  Current Account Balance     3Q      -$126.2B (8)  -$101.46B 
          1000  Existing Home Sales         Nov       5.17M  (22)   5.22M 
                  -- percent change         Nov      -1.0%         +1.4% 
Thursday  0830  Jobless Claims              Dec 15    215K   (17)   206K 
          0830  Phila Fed Mfg Svy           Dec       15.0   (13)   12.9 
          1000  Leading Index               Nov      +0.0%   (12)  +0.1% 
Friday    0830  Durable Goods               Nov      +1.3%   (22)  -4.3%* 
          0830  Real GDP (3rd Reading)      3Q       +3.5%   (21)  +3.5%** 
          0830  GDP Prices (3rd Reading)    3Q       +1.7%   (8)   +1.7%** 
          1000  Personal Income             Nov      +0.3%   (24)  +0.5% 
          1000  Consumer Spending           Nov      +0.4%   (23)  +0.6% 
          1000  Core PCE Prices M/M         Nov      +0.2%   (23)  +0.1% 
          1000  Core PCE Prices Y/Y         Nov      +1.9%   (14)  +1.8% 
          1000  Consumer Sentiment          Dec       97.0   (15)   97.5*** 
                  (Final) 
          1100  Kansas City Fed Mfg Svy     Dec       12     (3)    15 
                  Composite Index 
 
*Revised Figure 
**3Q 2nd Reading 
***Dec Prelim Reading 
 
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.) 
 

Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com

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December 18, 2018 10:14 ET (15:14 GMT)