May Publication Schedule

The Lehmann Letter (SM)

  

Many are concerned that the expansion is slowing and may slow further.

Here are the economic indicators – together with their publication schedule – that we’ll examine in May.

Slowdown? Probably not. Slow expansion? Probably.

We’ll try to avoid semantic quibbles.

ECONOMIC INDICATOR PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

May 2012

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

Quarterly Data

BLS………Productivity…………..Thu, 3rd

BEA……….GDP & Profits..…..……Thu, 31st

Monthly Data

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

BEA.New-vehicle sales.(Approximate).Thu, 3rd

Fed. Consumer credit..(Approximate).Mon, 7^th

BLS………….Employment…….…   Fri, 4th

BLS………...Producer prices……. Fri, 11^th

BLS……….Consumer prices.….... Tue, 15^th

Census…….......Inventories…..... Tue, 15^th

Fed……….Capacity utilization……Wed, 16^th

Census……...Housing starts…….Wed, 16^th

NAR………Existing-home sales….Tue, 22nd

Conf Bd…….Leading indicators….Thu, 17^th   

Census……..New-home sales…... Wed, 23rd

Conf Bd….Consumer confidence.. Tue, 29th

Census……….Capital goods…….. Thu, 24^th

*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

© 2012 Michael B. Lehmann