Housing Starts, Existing Home Sales on Tap -- Data Week Ahead Update
September 20 2021 - 2:34PM
Dow Jones News
The following are forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data
from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
The FOMC announcement is scheduled for Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.
ET, followed by a press conference with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell
at 2:30 p.m. ET.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
(ET)
Tuesday 0830 Housing Starts Aug 1.55M (31) 1.534M
-- percent change Aug +1.0% -7.0%
0830 Building Permits Aug 1.60M (20) 1.635M
-- percent change Aug -2.1% +2.6%
0830 Current Account Balance 2Q -$190.6B (13) -$195.74B
Wednesday 1000 Existing Home Sales Aug 5.87M (29) 5.99M
-- percent change Aug -2.0% +2.0%
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Sep 18 320K (21) 332K
0945 Markit Flash Mfg PMI Sep 61.7 (10) 61.1*
0945 Markit Flash Services PMI Sep 54.9 (8) 55.1*
1000 Leading Index Aug +0.7% (17) +0.9%
1100 Kansas City Fed Mfg Svy Sep 30 (5) 29
Composite Index
Friday 1000 New Home Sales Aug 720K (29) 708K
-- percent change Aug +1.7% +1.0%
*End-Aug Reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
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September 20, 2021 14:19 ET (18:19 GMT)
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