Economic Reports for the Week of Aug. 4, 2008

Monday, August 4, 2008
8:30a.m. Jun Personal Income: Expected: -0.3%. Previous: +1.9%.
8:30a.m. Jun Personal Spending: Expected: +0.5%. Previous: +0.8%.
10:00a.m. Jun Factory Orders: Expected: +0.6%. Previous: +0.6%.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008
7:45a.m. ICSC Chain Store Sales Index For Aug 2: Previous: +1.2%.
8:55a.m. Redbook Retail Sales Index For Aug 2: Previous: +1.2%.
10:00a.m. Jul ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite Index: Expected: 48.3. Previous: 48.2.
2:15p.m. FOMC meeting and interest rate decision, Federal Funds Rate: Previous: 2%.
5:00p.m. ABC/Wash Post Consumer Conf For Aug 3: Previous: -47.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008
7:00a.m. Aug 2 MBA Mortgage Application Survey Refinancing Index: Previous: -22.9%.

Thursday, August 7, 2008
8:30a.m. Initial Jobless Claims For Aug 2 Week: Expected: -23K. Previous: +44K.
10:00a.m. Jun Pending Home Sales: Expected: -1.0%. Previous: -4.7%.
10:00a.m. DJ-BTMU Business Barometer For Jul 19: Previous: -0.3%.
3:00p.m. Jun Consumer Credit: Expected: +$6.0B. Previous: +$7.78B.

Friday, August 8, 2008
8:30a.m. 2Q Prelim Nonfarm Productivity: Expected: +2.4%. Previous: +2.6%.
8:30a.m. 2Q Prelim Unit Labor Costs: Expected: +1.7%. Previous: +2.2%.
10:00a.m. Jun Wholesale Trade: Expected: +0.6%. Previous: +0.8%.