The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.

Forecasts were last updated Tuesday afternoon.

 
DATE      TIME  RELEASE                       PERIOD     CONSENSUS    PREVIOUS 
Friday    0830  Nonfarm Payrolls               Dec       +170K   (16) +199K 
          0830  Unemployment Rate              Dec        3.8%   (16)  3.7% 
          0830  Hourly Avg. Wages M/M*         Dec       +0.3%   (16) +0.35% 
          0830  Hourly Avg. Wages Y/Y*         Dec       +3.9%   (6)  +3.96% 
          1000  Factory Orders                 Nov       +2.5%   (13) -3.6% 
          1000  ISM Non-Mfg PMI                Dec        52.5   (16)  52.7 
 
*All private-sector workers 
 
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.) 
 
Write to Tim Merle at dataweekahead@wsj.com 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 04, 2024 10:14 ET (15:14 GMT)