Employment Report on Tap -- Data Week Ahead
March 31 2020 - 10:29AM
Dow Jones News
The following are forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data
from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
Forecasts were last updated Monday afternoon.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
(ET)
Wednesday 0815 ADP Jobs Mar -125K (8) +183K
0945 Markit Mfg PMI Mar 47.3 (4) 49.2*
1000 ISM Mfg PMI Mar 44.5 (18) 50.1
1000 Construction Spending Feb +0.7% (14) +1.8%
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Mar 28 3100K (15) 3283K
0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Feb $40.0B (17) $45.34B
1000 Factory Orders Feb +0.2% (15) -0.5%
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Mar -10K (18) +273K
0830 Unemployment Rate Mar 3.7% (19) 3.5%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M** Mar +0.2% (18) +0.32%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y** Mar +3.0% (10) +3.0%
0945 Markit Services PMI Mar 37.9 (4) 39.1*
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Mar 45.0 (17) 57.3
*March Flash Reading
**All private-sector workers.
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
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