Unemployment Rate Seen Ticking Down to 5.7% -- Data Week Ahead Update
02 August 2021 - 7:14PM
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 1000 Factory Orders Jun +1.0% (18) +1.7%
Wednesday 0815 ADP Jobs Jul +653K (12) +692K
0945 Markit Services PMI Jul 59.8 (9) 59.8*
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Jul 60.5 (26) 60.1
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Jul 31 385K (19) 400K
0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Jun $74.2B (26) $71.24B
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Jul +845K (26) +850K
0830 Unemployment Rate Jul 5.7% (26) 5.9%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M** Jul +0.3% (21) +0.33%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y** Jul +3.9% (11) +3.58%
1000 Wholesale Inventories Jun +0.8% (10) +1.3%
1500 Consumer Credit Jun +$24.0B (12) +$35.3B
*Jul Flash Reading
**All private-sector workers
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
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