Unemployment Rate Seen Ticking Down to 5.7% -- Data Week Ahead
August 05 2021 - 10:15AM
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)
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Jul +845K (26) +850K
0830 Unemployment Rate Jul 5.7% (26) 5.9%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M* Jul +0.3% (21) +0.33%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y* Jul +3.9% (11) +3.58%
1000 Wholesale Inventories Jun +0.8% (10) +1.3%
1500 Consumer Credit Jun +$24.0B (12) +$35.3B
*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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