Economic Calendar

Time Country Period Event Sense Forecast Previous
August 14, 2017
02:45 NZD calender forex Retail Sales q/q 2.0% 1.6%
Name:

Retail Sales q/q

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Statistics New Zealand

06:00 CNY calender forex July Industrial Production y/y 6.4% 7.1% 7.6%
Name:

Industrial Production y/y

  • Source:

    National Bureau of Statistics

August 15, 2017
05:30 AUD calender forex August Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
Name:

Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

  • Source:

    Reserve Bank of Australia

12:30 GBP calender forex July CPI y/y 2.6% 2.7% 2.6%
Name:

CPI y/y

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Office for National Statistics

16:30 USD calender forex July Core Retail Sales 0.5% 0.3% 0.1%
Name:

Core Retail Sales m/m

Essence:

Core Retail Sales measures the change in the total value of sales at retail outlets, excluding automobiles. Automobile sales are substantial part of Retail Sales, but due to high volatility they tend to distort the true picture. Core Retail Sales is considered to be a better gauge of of consumption and consumer confidence.

Why imprtant:

It is an important indicator of consumer spending and consumer confidence. Thought to be used to forecast near-term economic developments. 

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Census Bureau

16:30 USD calender forex July Retail Sales m/m 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
Name:

Retail Sales m/m

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Census Bureau

August 16, 2017
12:30 GBP calender forex July Average Earnings Index 3m/y 2.1% 1.8% 1.9%
Name:

Average Earnings Index 3m/y

  • Source:

    Office for National Statistics

16:30 USD calender forex July Building Permits 1.22M 1.25M 1.28M
Name:

Building Permits

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Census Bureau

18:30 USD calender forex July Crude Oil Inventories -8.9M -3.0M -6.5M
Name:

Crude Oil Inventories

  • Source:

    Energy Information Administration

22:00 USD calender forex FOMC Meeting Minutes
Name:

FOMC Meeting Minutes

  • Source:

    Federal Reserve

August 17, 2017
02:45 NZD calender forex PPI Input q/q 1.4% 0.9% 0.8%
Name:

PPI Input q/q

  • Source:

    Statistics New Zealand

05:30 AUD calender forex July Employment Change 27.9K 19.8K 20.0K
Name:

Employment Change

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Australian Bureau of Statistics

05:30 AUD calender forex July Unemployment Rate 5.6% 5.6% 5.7%
Name:

Unemployment Rate

  • Better if:

    Sense < Forecast

  • Source:

    Australian Bureau of Statistics

12:30 GBP calender forex July Retail Sales m/m 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Name:

Retail Sales m/m

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Office for National Statistics

16:30 USD calender forex Week Unemployment Claims 232K 240K 244K
Name:

Unemployment Claims

  • Better if:

    Sense < Forecast

  • Source:

    Department of Labor

August 18, 2017
16:30 CAD calender forex July CPI m/m 0.0% 0.0% -0.1%
Name:

CPI m/m

  • Better if:

    Sense > Forecast

  • Source:

    Statistics Canada

August 19, 2017
August 20, 2017

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