April Publication Schedule

The Lehmann Letter (SM)

Here’s the publication schedule for some of April 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

April 2010

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

Quarterly Data


BEA…………………………GDP……………………...……Fri, 30th



Monthly Data


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

BLS………………………….Employment………………… Fri, 2nd
Fed…………Consumer credit…(Approximate).Wed, 7th
Census……………………..Balance of trade……………… Tue, 13th
Census……………………...Retail trade…………………….Wed, 14th
Census……………………...Inventories…………………….. Wed, 14th
BLS………………………….Consumer prices……………... Wed, 14th
Fed…………………………Industrial production………….Thu, 15th
Fed………………………….Capacity utilization…………….Thu, 15th
Census……………………..Housing starts………………….Fri, 16th
Conf Bd…………………….Leading indicators…………….Mon, 19th

BLS………………………….Producer prices………………. Thu, 22nd

NAR…………………………Existing-home sales…….…….Thu, 22nd
Census……………………..New-home sales……………….Whu, 23rd
Census…………………….Capital goods……………….….. Fri, 23rd

Conf Bd…………………….Consumer confidence….…… Tue, 27th


* 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