Unemployment Rate Seen at 10.6% in July -- Data Week Ahead
August 05 2020 - 10:29AM
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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 Aug 1 1423K (16) 1434K
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Jul +1482K (20) +4800K
0830 Unemployment Rate Jul 10.6% (20) 11.1%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M* Jul -0.7% (17) -1.18%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y* Jul +4.0% (11) +5.04%
1000 Wholesales Inventories Jun -2.0% (10) -1.2%
1500 Consumer Credit Jun +$10.0B (7) -$18.2B
*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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