The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
Tuesday 0600 Small Business Svy Feb 99.6 (3) 99.3
1000 Existing Home Sales Feb 3.85M (11) 3.91M
-- percent change Feb -1.5% -8.4%
Wednesday 0830 Consumer Price Index M/M Feb +0.3% (11) +0.2%
-- ex food & energy M/M Feb +0.2% (10) +0.3%
0830 Consumer Price Index Y/Y Feb +2.4% (7) +2.4%
-- ex food & energy Y/Y Feb +2.5% (6) +2.5%
1400 Monthly Federal Budget Feb NA -$307B*
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Mar 7 215K (7) 213K
0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Jan $65.3B (8) $70.31B
0830 Housing Starts Jan 1.33M (9) 1.404M
-- percent change Jan -5.3% +6.2%
0830 Building Permits Jan 1.40M (3) +1.448M
-- percent change Jan -3.3% +4.3%
Friday 0830 Real GDP (2nd Reading) 4Q +1.5% (7) +1.4%**
0830 GDP Prices (2nd Reading) 4Q +3.6% (4) +3.6%**
0830 Personal Income Jan +0.5% (10) +0.3%
0830 Consumer Spending Jan +0.2% (9) +0.4%
0830 PCE Prices M/M Jan +0.3% (8) +0.4%
0830 PCE Prices Y/Y Jan +2.9% (8) +2.9%
0830 Core PCE Prices M/M Jan +0.4% (9) +0.4%
0830 Core PCE Prices Y/Y Jan +3.1% (7) +3.0%
0830 Durable Goods Orders Jan +1.5% (10) -1.4%
1000 Job Openings Jan 6.8M (4) 6.5M
& Labor Turnover
1000 Consumer Sentiment Mar 55.0 (7) 56.6***
(Prelim)
*Feb 2025 Reading
**4Q 1st Reading
***Feb Final Reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
03-06-26 1426ET
