| MONDAY | August 31 | CHICAGO PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX (Aug) |
| | | July Actual: 43.4 UP 3.5 |
| | | August Consensus: 46.0 |
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| | | DALLAS FED MANUFACTURING SURVEY (Aug) |
| | | July Actual: (25.5) DOWN 5.1 |
| | | No August Consensus |
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| | | ONLINE HELP WANTED ADVERTISING INDEX (Aug) |
| | | July Actual: 3,295,000 UP 700 |
| | | No August Consensus |
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| TUESDAY | September 01 | CONSTRUCTION SPENDING (Jul) |
| | | June Actual: UP 0.3% |
| | | July Consensus: UP 0.1% |
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| | | PENDING HOME SALES INDEX (Jul) |
| | | June Actual: 94.6 UP 3.3 |
| | | July Consensus: 94.1 |
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| | | ISM MANUFACTURING INDEX (Aug) |
| | | July Actual: 48.9 UP 4.1 |
| | | August Consensus: 50.1 |
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| | | MOTOR VEHICLE SALES (Aug) |
| | | July Actual: 11.24 Million UP 1.54 Million units, 15.9% |
| | | August Consensus: 11.9 Million |
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| WEDNESDAY | September 02 | MBA APPLICATION INDEX (Week ended: August 28) |
| | | Total Index: |
| | | Week Ended August 21: 556.4, UP 7.5% |
| | | Four-week moving average: 513.2, UP 0.6% |
| | | Purchase Index: |
| | | Week Ended August 21: 280.4, UP 1.0% |
| | | Four-week moving average: 268.7, UP 1.5% |
| | | Refi Index: |
| | | Week Ended August 21: 2,233.5, UP 12.7% |
| | | Four-week moving average: 1,942.5 DOWN 0.1% |
| | | No August 28 consensus |
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| | | CHALLENGER LAYOFFS (Aug) |
| | | July Actual: 97,373, UP 22,980, 30.9% |
| | | No August consensus |
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| | | ADP EMPLOYMENT REPORT (Aug) |
| | | July actual: DOWN 371,000 [BLS Private Sector Actual DOWN 254,000] |
| | | August consensus: DOWN 210,000 |
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| | | PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS - Final (2Q) |
| | | Productivity |
| | | 1Q Actual: UP 0.3% |
| | | 2Q Preliminary Actual: UP 6.4% |
| | | 2Q Final Consensus: UP 5.9% |
| | | Unit Labor Costs |
| | | 1Q Actual: DOWN 2.8% |
| | | 2Q Preliminary Actual: DOWN 5.8% |
| | | 2Q Final Consensus: DOWN 5.3% |
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| | | FACTORY ORDERS (Jul) |
| | | Total |
| | | June Actual: UP 0.4% |
| | | July consensus: UP 1.0% |
| | | Ex-transportation |
| | | June actual: UP 2.3% |
| | | No July consensus: |
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| | | FOMC Minutes August 11-12 Meeting |
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| | | Atlanta Fed President James Lockhart speaks on lessons of the financial crisis |
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| THURSDAY | September 03 | UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS (Wk Ended Aug 29) |
| | | Initial Claims: |
| | | August 22 Actual: 570,000 DOWN 10,000 |
| | | August 29 Consensus: 560,000 |
| | | Four-week moving average: 566,250 DOWN 4,750 |
| | | No August 29 consensus |
| | | Continuing Claims (Wk ended August 22) |
| | | Week Ended August 15 Actual: 6,133,000 DOWN 119,000 |
| | | August 22 Consensus: |
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| | | ISM NON-MANUFACTURING INDEX (Aug) |
| | | July Actual: 46.1 DOWN 3.7 |
| | | August Consensus: 48.0 |
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| FRIDAY | September 04 | EMPLOYMENT SITUATION (Aug) |
| | | Payroll Employment (M-M Change) |
| | | July actual: DOWN 247,000 |
| | | August consensus: DOWN 223,000 |
| | | Unemployment Rate |
| | | July actual: 9.4% DOWN 0.1 |
| | | August consensus: 9.5% |
| | | Average Hourly Earnings |
| | | July actual: $18.59 UP 3¢, 0.2% |
| | | August consensus: $18.63 UP 4¢, 0.2% |
| | | Average Weekly Hours |
| | | July actual: 33.1 UP 0.1 |
| | | August consensus: 33.1 |
