December Publication Schedule

The Lehmann Letter (SM)

Here’s a schedule for some of December’s most important data releases.

This letter will pay special attention to employment, homes and autos, capacity utilization and consumer confidence.

PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

December 2010

Source(* below)Series Description.Day & Date

Quarterly Data

BLS……………Productivity………….…Wed, 1st

BEA…International Transactions…Thurs, 16th

BEA…………………GDP…………...……Wed, 22nd

BEA……………….Profits…………...……Wed, 22nd


Monthly Data

ISM…Purchasing managers’ index……Wed, 1st

BLS…………………….Employment………… Fri, 3rd

BEA….New-vehicle sales…(Approximate).Mon, 6th

Fed…...Consumer credit…(Approximate).Tue, 7th
Census…………………...Inventories…….. Tue, 14th
BLS………………….Producer prices……. Tue, 14th
BLS………………….Consumer prices.….. Wed, 15th
Fed……………..Industrial production…….Wed, 15th
Fed…………….Capacity utilization……….Wed, 15th
Census……….……..Housing starts……….Thu, 16th
Conf Bd……….Leading indicators……….Fri, 17th

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

Conf Bd……….Consumer confidence….. Tue, 28th

* 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