This Week's Major U.S. Economic Reports & Fed Speakers
| TIME (ET) | REPORT | PERIOD | PREVIOUS |
| MONDAY, DEC. 12 | |||
| 11 am | NY Fed 1-year inflation expectations | Nov. | 5.9% |
| 11 am | NY Fed 5-year inflation expectations | Nov. | 2.4% |
| 2 pm | Federal budget (compared with Nov. 2021) | Nov. | -$191 billion |
| TUESDAY, DEC. 13 | |||
| 6 am | NFIB small-business index | Nov. | 91.3 |
| 8:30 am | Consumer price index | Nov. | 0.4% |
| 8:30 am | Core CPI | Nov. | 0.3% |
| 8:30 am | CPI (year-on-year) | Nov. | 7.8% |
| 8:30 am | Core CPI (year-on-year) | Nov. | 6.3% |
| 8:30 am | CPI excluding shelter (3-month rolling annualized rate) | Nov. | 1.4% |
| WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14 | |||
| 8:30 am | Import price index | Nov. | -0.2% |
| 2 pm | Federal funds rate announcement | 3.75%-4.00% | |
| 2 pm | SEP median federal funds rate for end of 2023 | 4.50%-4.75% | |
| 2:30 pm | Fed Chair Jerome Powell news conference | ||
| THURSDAY, DEC. 15 | |||
| 8:30 am | Initial jobless claims | Dec. 10 | 230,000 |
| 8:30 am | Continuing jobless claims | Dec. 3 | 1.67 million |
| 8:30 am | Retail sales | Nov. | 1.3% |
| 8:30 am | Retail sales excluding motor vehicles | Nov. | 1.3% |
| 8:30 am | Empire state manufacturing index | Dec. | 4.5 |
| 8:30 am | Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index | Dec. | -19.4 |
| 9:15 am | Industrial production index | Nov. | -0.1% |
| 9:15 am | Capacity utilization rate | Nov. | 79.9% |
| 10 am | Business inventories | Oct. | 0.4% |
| FRIDAY, DEC. 16 | |||
| 9:45 am | S&P U.S. manufacturing PMI (flash) | Dec. | 47.7 |
| 9:45 am | S&P U.S. services PMI (flash) | Dec. | 46.2 |
Next Week's Major U.S. Economic Reports & Fed Speakers
| TIME (ET) | REPORT | PERIOD | PREVIOUS |
| MONDAY, DEC. 19 | |||
| 10 am | NAHB home builders' index | Dec. | 46.2 |
| TUESDAY, DEC. 20 | |||
| 8:30 am | Building permits (SAAR) | Nov. | 1.51 million |
| 8:30 am | Housing starts (SAAR) | Nov. | 1.43 million |
| WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21 | |||
| 8:30 am | Current account deficit | Q3 | -$251 billion |
| 10 am | Consumer confidence index | Dec. | 100.2 |
| 10 am | Existing home sales (SAAR) | Nov. | 4.43 million |
| THURSDAY, DEC. 22 | |||
| 8:30 am | Initial jobless claims | Dec. 17 | N/A |
| 8:30 am | Continuing jobless claims | Dec. 10 | N/A |
| 8:30 am | Real gross domestic product revision (SAAR) | Q3 | 2.9% |
| 8:30 am | Real gross domestic income revision (SAAR) | Q3 | 0.3% |
| 8:30 am | Real final sales to domestic purchasers (SAAR) | Q3 | 0.9% |
| 8:30 am | Chicago Fed national activity index | Nov. | -0.05 |
| 10 am | Index of leading economic indicators | Nov. | -0.8% |
| FRIDAY, DEC. 23 | |||
| 8:30 am | PCE price index | Nov. | 0.3% |
| 8:30 am | Core PCE price index | Nov. | 0.2% |
| 8:30 am | PCE price index (year-on-year) | Nov. | 6.0% |
| 8:30 am | Core PCE price index (year-on-year) | Nov. | 5.0% |
| 8:30 am | Real disposable income (SAAR) | Nov. | 4.6% |
| 8:30 am | Real consumer spending (SAAR) | Nov. | 6.2% |
| 8:30 am | Durable goods orders | Nov. | 1.1% |
| 8:30 am | Core capital equipment orders | Nov. | 0.6% |
| 10 am | UMich consumer sentiment index (late) | Dec. | 59.1 |
| 10 am | UMich 5-year inflation expectations (late) | Dec. | 3.0% |
| 10 am | New home sales (SAAR) | Nov. | 632,000 |
References:
MarketWatch – Economic Calendar. Accessed: 11/18/22/ (https://www.marketwatch.com/economy-politics/calendar)