Employment Report on Tap -- Data Week Ahead
April 01 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)
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
*All private-sector workers
**March Flash Reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
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