Consumer Prices on Tap — Data Week Ahead Update

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

 
DATE      TIME  RELEASE                       PERIOD     CONSENSUS    PREVIOUS 
Thursday  0830  Jobless Claims*                Oct 18     225K   (12)  N/A 
          1000  Existing Home Sales            Sep        4.06M  (20)  4.0M 
                  -- percent change            Sep       +1.5%        -0.2% 
          1100  Kansas City Fed Mfg Svy        Oct        3.0    (3)   4 
                  Composite Index 
Friday    0830  Consumer Price Index  M/M**    Sep       +0.4%   (21) +0.4% 
          0830    -- ex food & energy M/M**    Sep       +0.3%   (21) +0.3% 
          0830  Consumer Price Index  Y/Y**    Sep       +3.1%   (14) +2.9% 
          0830    -- ex food & energy Y/Y**    Sep       +3.1%   (14) +3.1% 
          0945  S&P Global Flash U.S. Mfg PMI  Oct        51.8   (9)   52.0*** 
          0945  S&P Global Flash U.S. Svcs PMI Oct        53.0   (8)   54.2*** 
          1000  Consumer Sentiment             Oct        54.9   (14)  55.0**** 
                  (Final) 
          1000  New Home Sales*                Sep        710K   (15)  800K 
                  -- percent change*           Sep       -11.3%       +20.0% 
 
*Data subject to delay if government shutdown continues 
**Originally scheduled for Oct. 15 
***End-Sep Reading 
****Oct Prelim Reading 
 
 
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.) 
 
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com