February Publication Schedule

The Lehmann Letter

Here’s the publication schedule for some of February 2010’s most important economic indicators.

Go to http://www.beyourowneconomist.com/ and click on Seminars, then click on Economic Indicators to navigate the sites that provide the data and click on Charts for a visual presentation that you can update.

PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

February 2010

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

Quarterly Data

BEA…………………………GDP………………………Fri, 26th

Monthly Data

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

BLS……………………Employment………………… Fri, 5th
Fed…………………Consumer credit…...(Approximate).Fri, 5th
Census………………Balance of trade………………Wed, 10th
Census………………Retail trade…………………….Thu, 11th
Census………………….Inventories……………………..Thu, 11th
Fed………………………Industrial production………….Wed, 17th
Fed……………………Capacity utilization…………….Wed, 17th
BLS……………………Consumer prices……………...Fri, 19th
BLS…………………Producer prices……………….Thu, 18th
Census………………….Housing starts………………….Wed, 17th
Conf Bd………………Leading indicators…………….Thu, 18th

Conf Bd……………Consumer confidence………… Tue, 23rd

NAR…………………Existing-home sales…….…….Thu, 25th
Census………..New-home sales……………….Wed, 24th
Census…………….Capital goods……………….…..Thu, 25th


* 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

© 2010 Michael B. Lehmann