June Publication Schedule

The Lehmann Letter (SM)

  

Let’s watch these as June unfolds. The profits data should be important for the stock market. We’ll also keep our eyes on inflation and housing. Let’s hope the former remains mild and the latter picks up pace.

ECONOMIC INDICATOR PUBLICATION SCHEDULE

June 2012

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

Quarterly Data

BLS………Productivity…………..Wed, 6th

BEA….US Internat’l Transacs…...Thu, 14th

BEA……….GDP & Profits..…..…Thu, 28th

Monthly Data

BLS………….Employment…….…   Fri, 1st

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

BEA.New-vehicle sales.(Approximate).Tue, 5th

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

Census…….......Inventories…..... Wed, 13^th

BLS………...Producer prices……. Wed, 13^th

BLS……….Consumer prices.….... Thu, 14^th

Fed……….Capacity utilization……Fri, 15^th

Census……...Housing starts…….Tue, 19^th

NAR………Existing-home sales….Thu, 21st

Conf Bd…….Leading indicators….Thu, 21st  

Census……..New-home sales…... Mon, 25th

Conf Bd….Consumer confidence.. Tue, 26th

Census……….Capital goods…….. Wed, 27^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