May Publication Schedule

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Here’s the publication schedule for some of May 2009’s most important economic indicators.

PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

May 2009

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

Quarterly Data

BLS……………………Productivity………………………..Thu, 7th

BEA…………………………GDP……………………...……Fri, 29th

Monthly Data

ISM………………….Purchasing managers’ index……….Fri, 1st

Fed……………………..Consumer credit….(Approximate).Thu, 7th
BLS………………………….Employment………………… Fri, 8th
Census……………………...Balance of trade………………Tue, 12th
Census……………………...Retail trade…………………….Wed, 13th
Census……………………...Inventories……………………..Wed, 13th
BLS………………………….Producer prices……………….Thu, 14th
Fed…………………………..Industrial production………….Fri, 15th
Fed………………………….Capacity utilization…………….Fri, 15th
BLS………………………….Consumer prices……………...Fri, 15th
Census……………………..Housing starts………………….Tue, 19th
Conf Bd…………………….Leading indicators…………….Thu, 21st

Conf Bd…………………….Consumer confidence…………Tue, 26th

NAR…………………………Existing-home sales…….…….Wed, 27th

Census……………………..New-home sales……………….Thu, 28th
Census…………………….Capital goods……………….…..Thu, 28th

BEA..........….Personal Income & Consumption……….Mon, June 1

* BEA = Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce
* BLS = Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
* Census = U.S. Bureau of the Census
* Conf Bd = Conference Board
* Fed = Federal Reserve System
* ISM = Institute for Supply Management
* NAR = National Association of Realtors

© 2009 Michael B. Lehmann