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) Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Feb 27 750K (26) 730K 0830 Productivity (Revised) 4Q -4.7% (26) -4.8%* 0830 Unit Labor Costs (Revised) 4Q +6.6% (26) +6.8%* 1000 Factory Orders Jan +2.3% (24) +1.1% Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Feb +210K (33) 49K 0830 Unemployment Rate Feb +6.3% (33) 6.3% 0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M** Feb +0.2% (27) +0.2% 0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y** Feb +5.3% (12) +5.38% 0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Jan $67.6B (32) $66.61B 1500 Consumer Credit Jan +$12.0B (15) +$9.7B *4Q Prelim Reading **All private-sector workers (Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
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