April Publication Schedule

The Lehmann Letter (SM)

Here are some of the economic indicators we’ll examine in April, together with their release dates.

Will everything except housing look rosy? Or will weak housing restrain the other indicators? Better yet, will housing break out of its slump?

We’ll see.

ECONOMIC INDICATOR PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

April 2012

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

Quarterly Data

BEA……….GDP ……..…..……Fri, 27th

Monthly Data

ISM..Purchasing managers’ index…Mon, 2nd

BEA.New-vehicle sales.(Approximate).Wed, 4th

Fed.Consumer credit..(Approximate).Fri, 6th

BLS………….Employment…….… Fri, 6th

BLS………...Producer prices……. Thu, 12th

BLS……….Consumer prices.….... Fri, 13th

Census…….......Inventories….....Mon, 16th

Fed……….Capacity utilization……Tue, 17th

Census……...Housing starts…….Tue, 17th

NAR………Existing-home sales….Thu, 19th

Conf Bd…….Leading indicators….Thu, 19th

Census……..New-home sales…... Tue, 24th

Conf Bd….Consumer confidence.. Tue, 24th

Census……….Capital goods…….. Wed, 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

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© 2012 Michael B. Lehmann