Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 13/05/24


Tuesday 14 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart 10.9k +8.9k
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 2.2% 2.2% 2.2%
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 4.2% 4.3% 4.3%
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 5.6% 5.5% 5.7%
ZEW Economic sentiment ZEW Economic sentiment Chart 42.9 46.0 47.1
ZEW Current Conditions ZEW Current Conditions Chart -79.2 -75.8 -72.3
PPI Final Demand Month on Month PPI Final Demand Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.3% 0.5%
PPI Core Year on Year PPI Core Year on Year Chart 2.1% 2.2% 2.2%
PPI excl Food and Energy MM PPI excl Food and Energy MM Chart 0.2% 0.2% 0.5%

Wednesday 15 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 2.4% 2.4% 2.4%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Industrial Production Month on Month   0.8% 0.5% +0.6%
GDP Flash estimate Year on Year   0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart -6.4% -1.2% -1.0%
House Starts Annualized House Starts Annualized Chart 242.2k 238.0k 240.2k
CPI Year on Year (nsa) CPI Year on Year (nsa) Chart 3.5% 3.4% 3.4%
CPI Month on Month (sa) CPI Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Retail Sales Month on Month   0.7% 0.4% 0.0%
Retail Sales Ex-Auto Month on Month   1.1% 0.2% 0.2%
Business Inventories Month on Month Business Inventories Month on Month Chart 0.4% -0.1% -0.1%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -1.362Mln -0.543Mln -2.508Mln

Thursday 16 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Quarter on Quarter   0.1% -0.4% -0.5%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.8% 3.9% +4.1%
Industrial Production Revised Industrial Production Revised Chart 3.8% 4.4%
CPI Final Year on Year   1.0% 1.0% 0.9%
CPI Final Month on Month   0.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -0.851Bln EU -1.428Bln EU
Philadelphia Fed Business Index Philadelphia Fed Business Index Chart 15.5 8.0 4.5
Housing Starts Housing Starts Chart 1.321Mln 1.420Mln 1.360Mln
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 231k 220k 222k
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.1% 0.0%

Friday 17 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 3.1% 3.8% 2.3%
ILO Unemployment Rate ILO Unemployment Rate Chart 7.5% 7.4% 7.5%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 0.8% 0.6% 0.6%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 2.4% 2.4% 2.4%

Tuesday 21 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Sentiment Consumer Sentiment Chart -2.4%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.2%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -2.9% -3.2%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 23.6Bln EU
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 2.9% 2.7%
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart 0.5%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.6% 0.5%
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 2.0%

Wednesday 22 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Imports Year on Year Imports Year on Year Chart -5.1% 9.0%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 387.0Bln JP -339.5Bln JP
Exports Year on Year Exports Year on Year Chart 7.3% 11.1%
RBNZ Rate Decision RBNZ Rate Decision Chart 5.50% 5.50%
PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) Chart 0.1%
Public Sector Net Borrowing   11.015Bln GB
RPI Month on Month RPI Month on Month Chart 0.5% 0.5%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 3.2% 2.1%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.6% 0.2%
RPI Year on Year RPI Year on Year Chart 4.3% 3.3%
PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) Chart 0.3%
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 4.19Mln 4.22Mln
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -2.508Mln

Thursday 23 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 222k 220k
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.693Mln 0.675Mln

Friday 24 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -19 -18
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart 2.6% 2.2%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart 2.7%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 0.8% -0.1%
GDP Year on Year GDP Year on Year Chart -0.9% -0.9%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.2% 0.2%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.0% -0.3%
Durable Goods   2.6% -0.7%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.1% -0.1%
Univ Michigan Sentiment Univ Michigan Sentiment Chart 67.4 67.6
Univ Michigan Expectation Univ Michigan Expectation Chart 66.5
Univ Michigan Conditions Univ Michigan Conditions Chart 68.8

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