Jobless Claims Seen Lower -- Data Week Ahead Update
May 17 2021 - 2:29PM
Dow Jones News
The following are forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data
from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
(ET)
Tuesday 0830 Housing Starts Apr 1.70M (33) 1.739M
-- percent change Apr -2.2% +19.4%
0830 Building Permits Apr 1.77M (21) 1.766M
-- percent change Apr +0.2% +2.7%
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims May 15 452K (24) 473K
0830 Phila Fed Mfg Svy May 40.5 (20) 50.2
1000 Leading Index Apr +1.4% (18) +1.3%
Friday 0945 Markit Flash Mfg PMI May 60.5 (11) 60.5*
0945 Markit Flash Services PMI May 64.3 (10) 64.7*
1000 Existing Home Sales Apr 6.02M (32) 6.01M
-- percent change Apr +0.2% -3.7%
*April Final Reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
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