Economic Calendar

DATE EDT/GMT COUNTRY INDICATOR PERIOD FORECAST PREVIOUS
Mon 1/5 0100/0500 JP Vehicle Sales (YoY) DEC NA -27.30%
0430/0830 SZ SVME-Purchasing Managers Index DEC 35.0 35.2
0530/0930 UK PMI Construction DEC 30.5 31.8
1100/1500 US Construction Spending MoM NOV -1.40% -1.20%
Mon 1/5 US Total Vehicle Sales DEC 10.0M 10.2M
Mon 1/5 US Domestic Vehicle Sales DEC 7.5M 7.6M
1830/2230 AU AiG Performance of Service Index DEC NA 37.8
1950/2350 JP Loans & Discounts Corp YoY NOV NA 2.30%
1950/2350 JP Monetary Base (YoY) DEC NA 1.90%
Tue 1/6 0300/0700 UK Nat'wide House prices sa (MoM) DEC -1.50% -0.40%
0300/0700 UK Nat'wide House prices nsa(YoY) DEC -14.60% -13.90%
0530/0930 UK PMI Services DEC 39.0 40.1
0530/0930 UK Official Reserves (Changes) DEC NA $2249M
0930/1330 CA Industrial Product Price MoM NOV -1.10% 0.00%
0930/1330 CA Raw Materials Price Index MoM NOV -8.50% -12.50%
1100/1500 US ISM Non-Manf. Composite DEC 36.5 37.3
1100/1500 US Factory Orders NOV -2.30% -5.10%
1100/1500 US Pending Home Sales MoM NOV -1.00% -0.70%
1500/1900 US Minutes of Dec. 16 FOMC Meeting JAN 6 NA NA
1800/2200 US ABC Consumer Confidence JAN 4 NA -49.0
1930/2330 AU HIA New Home Sales (MoM) DEC NA NA
Wed 1/7 2001/0001 UK Nationwide Consumer Confidence DEC NA 50.0
2030/0030 AU Retail Sales Trend (MoM) NOV 0.10% 0.20%
2030/0030 AU Retail Sales s.a. (MoM) NOV -0.40% 0.70%
2100/0100 AU HIA New Home Sales (MoM) NOV NA 4.50%
0630/1030 UK BRC December Shop Price Index (Table) JAN 7 NA NA
0800/1200 US MBA Mortgage Applications JAN 3 NA 0.00%
0830/1230 US Challenger Job Cuts YoY DEC NA 1.484
0915/1315 US ADP Employment Change DEC -480K -250K
1830/2230 AU AiG Perf of Construction Index DEC NA 32.0
1950/2350 JP Foreign Buying Japan Bonds DEC 26 NA -¥168.3B
1950/2350 JP Foreign Buying Japan Stocks DEC 26 NA -¥161.7B
1950/2350 JP Japan Buying Foreign Stocks DEC 26 NA ¥241.1B
1950/2350 JP Japan Buying Foreign Bonds DEC 26 NA ¥561.9B
Thu 1/8 2030/0030 AU Trade Balance NOV 2100M 2952M
2030/0030 AU Building Approvals (MoM) NOV -1.50% NA
2030/0030 AU Building Approvals (YoY) NOV -27.40% NA
Thu 1/8 US ICSC Chain Store Sales YoY DEC NA -2.70%
0130/0530 AU Foreign Reserves DEC NA 46.7B
0245/0645 SZ CPI (MoM) DEC -0.50% -0.70%
0245/0645 SZ CPI (YoY) DEC 0.90% 1.50%
0245/0645 SZ Unemployment Rate DEC 2.90% 2.70%
0245/0645 SZ Unemployment Rate (sa) DEC 2.80% 2.70%
0800/1200 UK BOE ANNOUNCES RATES JAN 8 1.50% 2.00%
0930/1330 US Initial Jobless Claims JAN 3 545K 492K
0930/1330 US Continuing Claims DEC 27 4483K 4506K
1100/1500 CA Ivey Purchasing Managers Index DEC 37.0 40.2
1600/2000 US Consumer Credit NOV $0.0B -$3.5B
1950/2350 JP Official Reserve Assets DEC NA $1002.9B
Fri 1/9 0100/0500 JP Leading Index CI NOV P 81.5 85.2
0100/0500 JP Coincident Index CI NOV P 94.9 97.7
0530/0930 UK PPI Input NSA (MoM) DEC -2.00% -3.30%
0530/0930 UK PPI Input NSA (YoY) DEC 3.00% 7.50%
0530/0930 UK PPI Output n.s.a. (MoM) DEC -0.60% -0.70%
0530/0930 UK PPI Output n.s.a. (YoY) DEC 4.00% 5.10%
0530/0930 UK PPI Output Core NSA (MoM) DEC -0.20% 0.20%
0530/0930 UK PPI Output Core NSA (YoY) DEC 4.70% 5.10%
0530/0930 UK Industrial Production (MoM) NOV -0.50% -1.70%
0530/0930 UK Industrial Production (YoY) NOV -5.30% -5.20%
0530/0930 UK Manufacturing Production (MoM) NOV -0.60% -1.40%
0530/0930 UK Manufacturing Production (YoY) NOV -5.20% -4.90%
0800/1200 CA Unemployment Rate DEC 6.50% 6.30%
0800/1200 CA Net Change in Employment DEC -21.0K -70.6K
0915/1315 CA Housing Starts DEC 170.0K 172.0K
0930/1330 CA Building Permits MoM NOV -5.00% -15.70%
0930/1330 US Change in Nonfarm Payrolls DEC -500K -533K
0930/1330 US Unemployment Rate DEC 7.00% 6.70%
0930/1330 US Change in Manufact. Payrolls DEC -103K -85K
0930/1330 US Average Hourly Earnings MoM DEC 0.20% 0.40%
0930/1330 US Average Hourly Earnings YoY DEC 3.60% 3.70%
0930/1330 US Average Weekly Hours DEC 33.5 33.5
1100/1500 US Wholesale Inventories NOV -0.70% -1.10%
Thu 1/10-07 AU Quarterly Wage Agreements 3Q NA 4.0
Mon 1/12 2001/0001 UK NIESR GDP Estimate DEC NA -1.00%
2030/0030 AU ANZ Job Advertisements (MoM) DEC NA NA
0930/1330 CA New Housing Price Index MoM NOV NA -0.40%
1130/1530 CA Business Outlook Future Sales 4Q NA 3.0
1130/1530 CA BoC Senior Loan Officer Survey 4Q NA 49.8
1950/2350 JP Japan Money Stock M3 YoY DEC NA 0.60%
1950/2350 JP Japan Money Stock M2 YoY DEC NA 1.70%
1950/2350 JP Current Account Total NOV NA ¥960.5B
1950/2350 JP Adjusted Current Account Total NOV NA ¥1113.2B
1950/2350 JP Trade Balance - BOP Basis NOV NA ¥145.8B
1950/2350 JP Bank Lending Banks Adjust YoY DEC NA 4.10%
1950/2350 JP Bank Lending incl Trusts(YoY) DEC NA 3.20%
1950/2350 JP Bank Lending Banks ex-Trust Y% DEC NA 3.60%
Tue 1/13 2001/0001 UK BRC December Retail Sales Monitor JAN 19 NA NA
2001/0001 UK RICS House Price Balance DEC NA -76.00%
0030/0430 JP Bankruptcies (YoY) DEC NA NA
Tue 1/13 JP Eco Watchers Survey: Current DEC NA 21.0
Tue 1/13 JP Eco Watchers Survey: Outlook DEC NA 24.7
0530/0930 UK Visible Trade Balance GBP/Mn NOV NA -7750.0
0530/0930 UK DCLG UK House Prices (YoY) NOV NA -7.40%
0530/0930 UK Trade Balance Non EU GBP/Mn NOV NA -4359.0
0530/0930 UK Total Trade Balance (GBP/Mln) NOV NA -3867.0
0930/1330 CA Int'l Merchandise Trade NOV NA 3.8B
0930/1330 US Trade Balance NOV -$51.5B -$57.2B
1100/1500 US IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism JAN NA 45.0
1500/1900 US Monthly Budget Statement DEC -$45.0B $48.3B
1800/2200 US ABC Consumer Confidence JAN 11 NA NA
Wed 1/14 2030/0030 AU Investment Lending NOV NA 0.70%
2030/0030 AU Value of Loans MoM NOV NA 2.40%
0800/1200 US MBA Mortgage Applications JAN 10 NA NA
0930/1330 US Import Price Index (MoM) DEC -5.40% -6.70%
0930/1330 US Import Price Index (YoY) DEC NA -4.40%
0930/1330 US Advance Retail Sales DEC -1.20% -1.80%
0930/1330 US Retail Sales Less Autos DEC -1.30% -1.60%
1100/1500 US Business Inventories NOV -0.50% -0.60%
1950/2350 JP Machine Orders (MoM) NOV NA -4.40%
1950/2350 JP Machine Orders YOY% NOV NA -15.50%
1950/2350 JP Domestic CGPI (MoM) DEC NA -1.90%
1950/2350 JP Domestic CGPI (YoY) DEC NA 2.80%
Thu 1/15 2030/0030 AU Employment Change DEC NA -15.6K
2030/0030 AU Unemployment Rate DEC NA 4.40%
2030/0030 AU Participation Rate DEC NA 65.10%
Tue 1/15-31 AU NAB Business Confidence 4Q NA -7.0
Thu 1/15 0930/1330 CA New Motor Vehicle Sales MoM NOV NA -0.90%
0930/1330 US Producer Price Index (MoM) DEC -2.00% -2.20%
0930/1330 US PPI Ex Food & Energy (MoM) DEC 0.10% 0.10%
0930/1330 US Producer Price Index (YoY) DEC NA 0.40%
0930/1330 US PPI Ex Food & Energy (YoY) DEC NA 4.20%
0930/1330 US Initial Jobless Claims JAN 10 NA NA
0930/1330 US Continuing Claims JAN 3 NA NA
0930/1330 US Empire Manufacturing JAN -24.0 -25.76
1100/1500 US Philadelphia Fed. JAN -35.0 -32.9
1950/2350 JP Foreign Buying Japan Bonds JAN 9 NA NA
1950/2350 JP Foreign Buying Japan Stocks JAN 9 NA NA
1950/2350 JP Japan Buying Foreign Stocks JAN 9 NA NA
1950/2350 JP Japan Buying Foreign Bonds JAN 9 NA NA
Fri 1/16 0415/0815 SZ Producer & Import Prices (MoM) DEC NA -1.40%
0415/0815 SZ Producer & Import Prices (YoY) DEC NA 1.10%
0930/1330 US Consumer Price Index (MoM) DEC -0.90% -1.70%
0930/1330 US CPI Ex Food & Energy (MoM) DEC 0.10% 0.00%
0930/1330 US Consumer Price Index (YoY) DEC NA 1.10%
0930/1330 US CPI Ex Food & Energy (YoY) DEC 1.90% 2.00%
0930/1330 US CPI Core Index SA DEC NA 216.849
0930/1330 US Consumer Price Index NSA DEC NA 212.425
1000/1400 US Net Long-term TIC Flows NOV NA $1.5B
1000/1400 US Total Net TIC Flows NOV NA $286.3B
1015/1415 US Industrial Production DEC -0.80% -0.60%