Publication Schedule & Web Sources

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Friday
November 16, 2007

Publication Schedule & Web Sources

Here is a publication schedule of important economic indicators for the remainder of November, followed by a list of web sources for those data. Future postings will discuss the indicators as they appear, starting with today’s release of figures for industrial production and capacity utilization.

You can use the WEB SOURCES listing to find the data on your own and read the press release that often accompanies the data. The addresses take you to the source’s home page and the steps tell you how to find the data once you are there. That way (rather than provide a direct link to the data) you can become familiar with these official sites and find additional information on your own.

Use this blog’s analysis and charts, together with the information you gather from the official sites, to become your own economist.


PUBLICATION SCHEDULE
Remainder of November 2007

Source (* below).............Series Description..................Day & Date

Monthly Data

Fed..................................Capacity utilization..................Fri, 16th
Fed..................................Industrial production.............. Fri, 16th
Census.............................Housing starts..........................Tue, 20th
Census.............................Capital goods............................Wed, 28th
NAR................................Existing-home sales.................Wed, 28th
Census.............................New-home sales......................Thu, 29th
BEA..................................Personal income......................Fri, 30th

Quarterly Data

BEA.................................GDP..........................................Thu, 29th
BEA.................................Profits.......................................Thu, 29th

* BEA = Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce
* Census = U.S. Bureau of the Census
* Fed = Federal Reserve System
* NAR = National Association of Realtors


WEB SOURCES

After-tax Corporate Profits
http://www.bea.gov/
Step 1: Click on "Gross Domestic Product" under "National"
Step 2: Click on "National Income and Product Accounts Tables" under "Gross Domestic Product (GDP)"
Step 3: Click on "list of all NIPA Tables"
Step 4: Click on "Table 1.12. National Income by Type of Income (A) (Q)"
Step 5: Scroll down to line 46 and go to the last column on the right

Gross Domestic Product
http://www.bea.gov/
Step 1: Click on "Gross Domestic Product" under "National"
Step 2: Click on "National Income and Product Accounts Tables" under "Gross Domestic Product (GDP)"
Step 3: Click on "list of all NIPA Tables"
Step 4: Click on "Table 1.1.6. Real Gross Domestic Product..." and "Table 1.1.1. Percent Change..."
Step 5: Scroll down to line 1 in both tables and go to the last column on the right

Industrial Production & Capacity Utilization
http://www.federalreserve.gov/
Step 1: Click on "All Statistical Releases" under "Recent Statistical Releases" and then click on "Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization" under "Principal Economic Indicators" in the upper left
Step 2: Click on "Current Monthly Release"
Step 3: Find the latest monthly data in the table next to "Total index" and "Total industry"

Housing Starts
http://www.census.gov/
Step 1: Click on "Economic Indicators" in the lower right
Step 2: Click on "PDF" on the left under "Current Press Release" under "Housing Starts/Building Permits"
Step 3: Scroll down to "Housing Starts"

Business Capital Expenditures (Nondefense Capital Goods)
http://www.census.gov/
Step 1: Click on "Economic Indicators" in the lower right
Step 2: Click on "PDF" on the left under "Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments and Orders"
Step 3: Scroll down to Table 1 and find new orders for nondefense capital goods near the bottom

Home Sales (Existing-Home Sales)
http://www.realtor.org/
Step 1: Click on "Research" in the left-hand menu bar
Step 2: Find "Existing-Home Sales" under "Housing Indicators"

Home Sales (New-Home Sales)
http://www.census.gov/
Step 1: Click on "Economic Indicators" in the lower right
Step 2: Click on "PDF" on the left under "Current Press Release" under "New Home Sales"

Personal Income
http://www.bea.gov/
Step 1: Click on "Gross Domestic Product" under "National"
Step 2: Click on "National Income and Product Accounts Tables" under "Gross Domestic Product (GDP)"
Step 3: Click on "list of all NIPA Tables"
Step 4: Click on "Table 2.6 Personal Income..."
Step 5: Scroll down to line 1