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By Kim Rupert, thecanadianpress.com, Updated: May 4, 2012 7:15 AM

U.S. Economic Calendar

(Action Economics) - A look at upcoming economic events in United States:

Date - indicator - for month - forecast - median - last

04 May 06:00 United States Monster Employment Index APR 146 A 143

04 May 08:30 United States Nonfarm Payrolls APR 180K 154K R

04 May 08:30 United States Private Nonfarm Payrolls APR 180K 166K R

04 May 08:30 United States Manufacturing Payrolls APR UNCH 41K R

04 May 08:30 United States Hourly Earnings APR 0.2% 0.2%

04 May 08:30 United States Average Workweek APR 34.5 34.5

04 May 08:30 United States Unemployment Rate APR 8.2% 8.2%

07 May 15:00 United States Consumer Credit MAR $10.0B $8.7B

08 May 07:45 United States ICSC-Goldman Sachs 05/05 -0.3%

08 May 08:55 United States Redbook 05/05 -0.2%

08 May 10:00 United States JOLTS Job Openings MAR 3,498K

09 May 07:00 United States MBA Mortgage Applications 05/04 0.1%

09 May 10:00 United States Wholesale Inventories MAR 0.6% 0.9%

09 May 10:00 United States Wholesale Sales MAR 0.8% 1.2%

09 May 10:30 United States EIA Crude Oil Stocks 05/04 2.8M

09 May 10:30 United States EIA Gasoline Stocks 05/04 -2.0M

09 May 10:30 United States EIA Distillate Stocks 05/04 -1.9M

10 May 08:30 United States Trade: Goods & Services MAR -$49.5B -$46.0B

10 May 08:30 United States Goods & Services Exports (BOP) MAR $183.5B $181.2B

10 May 08:30 United States Goods & Services Imports (BOP) MAR $233.0B $227.2B

10 May 08:30 United States Export Price Index APR 0.2% 0.8%

10 May 08:30 United States Import Price Index APR -0.2% 1.3%

10 May 08:30 United States Import Price Index ex-Petro APR 0.2% 0.3%

10 May 08:30 United States Initial Claims 05/05 365K 365K

10 May 08:30 United States Continuing Jobless Claims 04/28 3,300K 3,276K

10 May 09:45 United States Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index 05/06 -37.6

10 May 10:30 United States EIA Natural Gas Stocks 05/04 28B

10 May 14:00 United States Treasury Budget APR $31.0B -$198.2B

10 May 16:30 United States M2 - Week Ended 04/30 -$40.5B

11 May 08:30 United States PPI APR 0.3% UNCH

11 May 08:30 United States PPI Y/Y APR 2.4% 2.7%

11 May 08:30 United States PPI ex-Food & Energy APR 0.2% 0.3%

11 May 08:30 United States PPI ex-Food & Energy Y/Y APR 2.8% 2.9%

11 May 09:55 United States Michigan Sentiment Prelim MAY 76.0 76.4

15 May 07:45 United States ICSC-Goldman Sachs 05/12

15 May 08:30 United States CPI APR 0.2% 0.3%

15 May 08:30 United States CPI Y/Y APR 2.5% 2.7%

15 May 08:30 United States CPI ex-Food & Energy APR 0.2% 0.2%

15 May 08:30 United States CPI ex-Food & Energy Y/Y APR 2.3% 2.3%

15 May 08:30 United States Retail Sales APR 0.3% 0.8%

15 May 08:30 United States Retail Sales ex-Auto APR 0.2% 0.8%

15 May 08:30 United States Empire State Index MAY 10.0 6.6

15 May 08:55 United States Redbook 05/12

15 May 09:00 United States Net Long-Term Security Purchases MAR $40.0B $10.1B

15 May 09:00 United States Total Net TIC Flows MAR $35.0B $107.7B

15 May 10:00 United States Business Inventories MAR 0.6% 0.6%

15 May 10:00 United States NAHB Housing Mkt Index MAY 26 25

16 May 07:00 United States MBA Mortgage Applications 05/11

16 May 08:30 United States Housing Starts APR 0.675M 0.654M

16 May 08:30 United States Building Permits APR 0.710M 0.764M R

16 May 08:30 United States Housing Completions APR 0.595M 0.600M

16 May 09:15 United States Industrial Production APR 0.5% UNCH

16 May 09:15 United States Capacity Utilization APR 78.9% 78.6%

16 May 10:30 United States EIA Crude Oil Stocks 05/11

16 May 10:30 United States EIA Gasoline Stocks 05/11

16 May 10:30 United States EIA Distillate Stocks 05/11

17 May 08:30 United States Initial Claims 05/12 365K

17 May 08:30 United States Continuing Jobless Claims 05/05 3,295K

17 May 09:45 United States Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index 05/13

17 May 10:00 United States Philadelphia Fed Index MAY 12.0 8.5

17 May 10:00 United States Leading Indicators APR -0.2% 0.3%

17 May 10:30 United States EIA Natural Gas Stocks 05/11

17 May 16:30 United States M2 - Week Ended 05/07

22 May 07:45 United States ICSC-Goldman Sachs 05/19

22 May 08:55 United States Redbook 05/19

22 May 10:00 United States Richmond Fed Index MAY 14

22 May 10:00 United States Existing Home Sales APR 4.600M 4.480M

22 May 10:00 United States Mass Layoff Actions APR 1,273

22 May 10:00 United States Separated Workers APR 121.3K

23 May 07:00 United States MBA Mortgage Applications 05/18

23 May 10:00 United States New Home Sales APR 0.330M 0.328M

23 May 10:00 United States FHFA Home Price Index MAR 182.3 182.5

23 May 10:00 United States FHFA Home Price Index (qtrly) Q1 317.6 320.1

23 May 10:30 United States EIA Crude Oil Stocks 05/18

23 May 10:30 United States EIA Gasoline Stocks 05/18

23 May 10:30 United States EIA Distillate Stocks 05/18

24 May 08:30 United States Durable Orders APR 3.0% -4.2%

24 May 08:30 United States Durable Orders ex-Trans APR 1.1% -1.1%

24 May 08:30 United States Durable Shipments APR 0.7% 1.0%

24 May 08:30 United States Initial Claims 05/19 365K

24 May 08:30 United States Continuing Jobless Claims 05/12 3,295K

24 May 09:45 United States Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index 05/20

24 May 10:30 United States EIA Natural Gas Stocks 05/18

24 May 16:30 United States M2 - Week Ended 05/14

25 May 09:55 United States Michigan Sentiment Final MAY

29 May 09:00 United States S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (nsa) MAR 134.2 134.2

29 May 09:00 United States S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (qtrly) Q1 123.3 125.7

29 May 10:00 United States Consumer Confidence MAY 69.5 69.2

29 May 10:30 United States Dallas Fed Index MAY -3.4

30 May 07:00 United States MBA Mortgage Applications 05/25

30 May 07:45 United States ICSC-Goldman Sachs 05/26

30 May 08:55 United States Redbook 05/26

30 May 10:00 United States Pending Home Sales Index APR 97.0 101.4

31 May 07:30 United States Challenger Layoffs MAY 2.7K

31 May 08:15 United States ADP Employment Survey MAY 190K 119K

31 May 08:30 United States GDP Second Report Q1 2.2% 2.2%

31 May 08:30 United States GDP Chain Price Second Report Q1 1.5% 1.5%

31 May 08:30 United States After Tax Corporate Profit Q1 1.2% 1.1%

31 May 08:30 United States Initial Claims 05/26 360K

31 May 08:30 United States Continuing Jobless Claims 05/19 3,290K

31 May 09:45 United States Chicago ISM MAY 59.0 56.2

31 May 09:45 United States Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index 05/27

31 May 10:30 United States EIA Natural Gas Stocks 05/25

31 May 11:00 United States EIA Crude Oil Stocks 05/25

31 May 11:00 United States EIA Gasoline Stocks 05/25

31 May 11:00 United States EIA Distillate Stocks 05/25

31 May 15:00 United States Agriculture Prices MAY -3.8%

31 May 16:30 United States M2 - Week Ended 05/21

01 Jun 06:00 United States Monster Employment Index MAY

01 Jun 08:30 United States Nonfarm Payrolls MAY 115K

01 Jun 08:30 United States Private Nonfarm Payrolls MAY 130K

01 Jun 08:30 United States Manufacturing Payrolls MAY 16K

01 Jun 08:30 United States Hourly Earnings MAY UNCH

01 Jun 08:30 United States Average Workweek MAY 34.5

01 Jun 08:30 United States Unemployment Rate MAY 8.1%

01 Jun 08:30 United States Personal Income APR 0.4% 0.4%

01 Jun 08:30 United States PCE APR 0.3% 0.3%

01 Jun 08:30 United States PCE Chain Price M/M APR 0.2% 0.2%

01 Jun 08:30 United States PCE Chain Price ex-F&E M/M APR 0.2% 0.2%

01 Jun 10:00 United States ISM (Mfg) MAY 54.0 54.8

01 Jun 10:00 United States ISM (Mfg) - Prices MAY 62.0 61.0

01 Jun 10:00 United States Construction Spending APR 0.1%

31 May 20:00 United States Domestic Auto Sales MAY 5.3M 5.1M

31 May 20:00 United States Domestic Light Truck Sales MAY 5.8M 5.9M

04 Jun 10:00 United States Factory Orders APR 1.7% -1.5%

04 Jun 10:00 United States Factory Inventories APR 0.6% 0.3%

05 Jun 07:45 United States ICSC-Goldman Sachs 06/02

05 Jun 08:55 United States Redbook 06/02

05 Jun 10:00 United States ISM-NMI MAY 54.0 53.5

05 Jun 10:00 United States ISM-NMI - Prices MAY 54.0 53.6

06 Jun 07:00 United States MBA Mortgage Applications 06/01

06 Jun 08:30 United States Productivity Revised Q1 -0.5% -0.5%

06 Jun 08:30 United States Unit Labor Costs Rev Q1 2.0% 2.0%

06 Jun 10:30 United States EIA Crude Oil Stocks 06/01

06 Jun 10:30 United States EIA Gasoline Stocks 06/01

06 Jun 10:30 United States EIA Distillate Stocks 06/01

07 Jun 08:30 United States Initial Claims 06/02 360K

07 Jun 08:30 United States Continuing Jobless Claims 05/26 3,290K

07 Jun 09:45 United States Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index 06/03

07 Jun 10:30 United States EIA Natural Gas Stocks 06/01

07 Jun 15:00 United States Consumer Credit APR

07 Jun 16:30 United States M2 - Week Ended 05/28

08 Jun 08:30 United States Trade: Goods & Services APR

08 Jun 08:30 United States Goods & Services Exports (BOP) APR

08 Jun 08:30 United States Goods & Services Imports (BOP) APR

08 Jun 10:00 United States Wholesale Inventories APR

08 Jun 10:00 United States Wholesale Sales APR

12 Jun 07:45 United States ICSC-Goldman Sachs 06/08

12 Jun 08:30 United States Export Price Index MAY

12 Jun 08:30 United States Import Price Index MAY

12 Jun 08:30 United States Import Price Index ex-Petro MAY

12 Jun 08:55 United States Redbook 06/09

12 Jun 14:00 United States Treasury Budget MAY

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