August Jobless Rate Seen Dipping To 5.2% -- Data Week Ahead
01 September 2015 - 3:36PM
Dow Jones News
The following are forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data
from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
(ET)
Tuesday N/A Vehicle Sales Aug 17.20M (22) 17.55M
Wednesday 0815 ADP Jobs Aug +200K (11) +185K
0830 Productivity (Rev.) 2Q +3.0% (16) +1.3%**
0830 Unit Labor Costs (Rev) 2Q -1.3% (16) +0.5%**
1000 Factory Orders Jul +0.9% (20) +1.8%
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Aug 29 274K (18) 271K
0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Jul $42.0B (24) $43.8B
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Aug 58.4 (23) 60.3
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Aug +220K (25) +215K
0830 Unemployment Rate Aug 5.2% (24) 5.3%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wage Aug +0.2% (21) +0.2%
*August flash reading
**2Q first reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at donna.huneke@wsj.com
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September 01, 2015 10:21 ET (14:21 GMT)
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