The following are median 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
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Feb +50K (24) +130K
0830 Unemployment Rate Feb 4.3% (24) 4.3%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M* Feb +0.3% (23) +0.41%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y* Feb +3.7% (13) +3.71%
0830 Retail Sales Jan -0.4% (23) +0.0%
0830 -- ex autos Jan +0.0% (21) +0.0%
1000 Business Inventories Dec +0.1% (6) +0.1%
1500 Consumer Credit Jan +$11.0B (11) +$24.0B
*All private-sector workers
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires
03-05-26 1014ET























