Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 15/04/24


Monday 15 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart -6.7% -5.7% -6.4%
Industrial Production Month on Month   -3.2% 0.8% 0.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month   0.6% 0.3% 0.7%
Retail Sales Ex-Auto Month on Month   0.3% 0.4% 1.1%
Business Inventories Month on Month Business Inventories Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%

Tuesday 16 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 5.5% 4.6% 3.1%
China GDP Year on Year China GDP Year on Year Chart 5.2% 4.6% 5.3%
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 3.9% 4.0% 4.2%
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart 16.8k 10.9k
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 5.6% 5.5% 5.6%
CPI Final Year on Year   1.3% 1.3% 1.2%
CPI Final Month on Month   1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
ZEW Economic sentiment ZEW Economic sentiment Chart 31.7 35.0 42.9
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 11.4Bln EU 23.6Bln EU
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -0.376Bln EU -0.851Bln EU
ZEW Current Conditions ZEW Current Conditions Chart -80.5 -76.0 -79.2
House Starts Annualized House Starts Annualized Chart 253.5k 245.0k 242.2k
Housing Starts Housing Starts Chart 1.521Mln 1.487Mln 1.321Mln
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.7% 0.6%
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.5%
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 2.1% 2.0%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 2.8% 2.9% 2.9%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.4% 0.4%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 4.7% 4.0% 4.0%
CPI Quarter on Quarter CPI Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%

Wednesday 17 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -379.4Bln JP 299.9Bln JP 366.5Bln JP
Imports Year on Year Imports Year on Year Chart 0.5% -4.7% -4.9%
Exports Year on Year Exports Year on Year Chart 7.8% 7.0% 7.3%
PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) Chart 0.2% 0.3%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.6% 0.4% 0.6%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 3.4% 3.1% 3.2%
RPI Month on Month RPI Month on Month Chart 0.8% 0.4% 0.5%
RPI Year on Year RPI Year on Year Chart 4.5% 4.2% 4.3%
PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) Chart 0.3% 0.1%
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% 0.8% 0.8%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   5.841Mln 1.373Mln 2.735Mln

Thursday 18 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.7% 3.9% 3.8%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 211k 215k 212k
Philadelphia Fed Business Index Philadelphia Fed Business Index Chart 3.2 2.3 15.5
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 4.38Mln 4.20Mln 4.19Mln

Friday 19 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart 2.8% 2.6% 2.6%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart 2.8% 2.7%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart -0.4% 0.1% 0.2%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -0.4% 1.0% 0.8%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -4.1% -3.2% -2.9%

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