2006 ECONOMIC CALENDAR FOR THE PERIOD : Dec 11 - Nov 15

Current Fundamentals

Currency

Economic Indicator

Release

Date

Release

Time

London

Release Time EST

New York

Previous Consensus Actual

USD

Wholesale Inventories (MoM) - Oct

Wholesale Sales (MoM) - Oct

ICSC Store Sales Index - Dec 9

Trade Balance - Oct

Trade Exports - Oct

Trade Imports - Oct

Redbook Retail Sales - Dec 9

US Treasury Budget - Nov

FOMC Fed Funds Rate - Get Statement

ABC Consumer Conf - Dec 10

MBA Purchase Index - Nov 29

Retail Sales - Nov

Retail Sales (ex-autos) - Nov

Business Inventories - Oct

Crude Inventories - Nov 18

Motor Gasoline Inventories - Nov 18

Initial Claims - Dec 9

State Benefits - Dec 2

Export Price Index all (MoM) - Nov

Export Price Index excl. Agr (MoM) - Nov

Export Price Index all (YoY) - Nov

Export Price Index excl. Agr (YoY) - Nov

Import Price Index (MoM) - Nov

Import Price Index (YoY) - Nov

Import Price Index excl. Oil (MoM) - Nov

Import Price Index excl. Oil (YoY) - Nov

DJ-BTMU Business Barometer - Dec 2

Consumer Price Index - CPI (MoM) - Nov

CPI (YoY) - Nov

CPI Core excl. food & energy (MoM) - Nov

CPI Core excl. food & energy (YoY) - Nov

NY Fed Manufacturing Index - Dec !2

Treasury International Capital Inflows - Oct

Industrial Production - Nov

Capacity Utilization - Nov

Dec 11

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Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

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15:00

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10:00

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08:55

14:00

14:15

17:00

07:00

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10:00

08:30

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08:30

08:30

08:30

09:00

09:15

09:15

0.7%r8

-1.5%r9

-2.6%

-$64.26Br13

$123.16Br14

$187.46Br15

-1.8%

-$49.3B

5.25%

-3

426.6

-0.1%r17

-0.3%r18

0.3%r19

-1.1M

-1.1M

324K

2510Kr21

-0.4%

-0.5%

2.8%

n/a

-2.0%

-0.2%

-0.6%

0.5%

-0.7%

-0.5%

1.3%

0.1%

2.7%

26.66

$57.8Br24

0.0%r25

81.8%r26

0.6%

n/f

n/f

-$63.1B

n/f

n/f

n/f

-$72.5B

5.25%

n/f

n/f

0.2%

0.3%

0.5%

n/f

n/f

320K

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

0.0%

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

0.2%

n/f

0.2%

n/f

18.00

$65.0B

0.1%

82.1%

0.8%

-0.5%

1.0%

-$58.87B

$123.63B

$182.49B

-1.7%

-$75.62B

5.25%

-1

463.8

1.0%

1.1%

0.4%

-4.3M

-0.1M

304K

2447K

0.4%

0.1%

3.9%

3.4%

0.2%

1.2%

0.7%

1.3%

0.2%

0.0%

2.0%

0.0%

2.6%

23.1

$62.2B

0.2%

81.8%

Euro

France: Industrial Production (MoM) - Oct

France: Industrial Production (YoY) - Oct

France: Manufacturing Output (MoM) - Oct

France: Manufacturing Output (YoY) -Oct

France: Trade Balance - Oct

France: INSEE Business Climate - Dec !1

France: INSEE Production Outlook - Dec !1

Italy: Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) - Oct

Italy: Industrial Production n.s.a. (YoY) - Oct

Italy: Industrial Production w.d.a. (YoY) - Oct

Germany: ZEW (Economic Sentiment) - Nov

Germany: ZEW (Current Situation) - Nov

Eurozone: ZEW (Economic Sentiment) - Nov

Eurozone: ZEW (Current Situation) - Nov

Germany: CPI Final (MoM) - Nov

Germany: CPI Final (YoY) - Nov

Germany: CPI Final EU Harmonised (MoM) - Nov

Germany: CPI Final EU Harmonised (YoY) - Nov

France: CPI (MoM) - Nov

France: CPI (YoY) - Nov

France: CPI EU Harmonised (MoM) - Nov

France: CPI EU Harmonised (YoY) - Nov

France: Non-farm Payrolls (QoQ) - Qtr 3

Italy: CPI EU Harmonised (MoM) - Nov

Italy: CPI EU Harmonised Final (YoY) - Nov

Italy: CPI NIC (incl. tobacco) Final (MoM) -Nov

Italy: CPI NIC (incl. tobacco) Final (YoY) -Nov

Eurozone: Labour Costs (YoY) - Qtr 3

Eurozone: Employment (QoQ) - Qtr 3

Eurozone: Employment (YoY) - Qtr 3

EU 25: New Car Registrations (YoY) - Nov

France: Current Account s.a. - Oct

Spain: Current Account (YoY) - Sep

Spain: CPI Final (MoM) - Nov

Spain: CPI Final (YoY) - Nov

Spain: CPI EU Harmonised Final (MoM) -Nov

Spain: CPI EU Harmonised Final (YoY) - Nov

Italy: Trade Balance Total - Oct

Italy: Trade Balance (EU) - Oct

Eurozone: Consumer Price Index (MoM) Final - Nov

Eurozone: CPI (YoY) Final - Nov

Eurozone: Core CPI (MoM) Final -Nov

Eurozone: Core CPI (YoY) Final - Nov

Eurozone: Ind. Production s.a. (MoM) - Oct

Eurozone: Ind. Production w.d.a. (YoY) Oct

Italy: Current Account - Oct

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

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Dec 15

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07:45

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10:00

16:30

02:45

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02:45

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02:00

02:45

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03:00

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05:00

05:00

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05:00

05:00

11:30

-0.9%r

0.6%

-1.0%r

0.8%

-ˆ1.51Br12

107

14

-1.0%

1.3%

-1.4%

-28.5

53.0

-11.0

50.0

0.1%

1.1%

0.1%

1.1%

-0.2%

1.1%
-0.2%

1.2%

0.3%

0.2%

1.9%

-0.1%

1.8%

2.4%

0.4%

1.2%

3.6%

- ˆ1.8Br22

- ˆ50.17B

0.4%

2.5%

n/a

2.6%

- ˆ267M

n/a

0.1%

1.6%

0.3%

1.5%

-1.1%r23

3.3%

n/a

0.5%

2.8%

0.8%

2.9%

n/f

n/f

n/f

0.4%

n/f

n/f

-25.0

55.3

-8.5

n/f

-0.1%

1.5%

-0.1%

1.5%

n/f

n/f

-0.1%

1.2%

0.1%

0.1%

2.0%

0.1%

1.8%

2.3%

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

n/f

0.0%

1.8%

n/f

n/f

0.3%

3.7%

n/f

-0.1%

1.0%

0.3%

1.5%

- ˆ2.7B

n/a

n/a

0.6%

3.7%

2.1%

-19.0

63.5

-3.0

56.8

-0.1%

1.5%

-0.1%

1.5%

0.1%

1.4%

0.1%

1.6%

0.2%

0.1%

2.0%

0.1%

1.8%

2.0%

0.4%

1.4%

3.9%

- ˆ4.6B

- ˆ64.75B

0.2%

2.6%

n/a

2.7%

- ˆ826M

ˆ217M

0.0%

1.9%

0.0%

1.5%

-0.1%

3.6%

€2.037B

GBP

Rightmove House Price Index (MoM) - Dec

Rightmove House Price Index (YoY) - Dec

PPI Output (MoM) n.s.a. -Nov

PPI Output (YoY) n.s.a. -Nov

PPI Input (MoM) s.a. -Nov

PPI Input (YoY) n.s.a. -Nov

PPI Output Core (MoM) s.a. - Nov

PPI Output Core (YoY) n.s.a. -Nov

DCLG (ODPM) House Prices (YoY) - Oct

World Trade Balance - Oct

Non-EU Trade Balance - Oct

Retail Price Index (MoM) - Nov

Retail Price Index (YoY) - Nov

Consumer Price Index (CPI) (MoM) - Nov

CPI (YoY) - Nov

CPI Core (MoM) - Nov

CPI Core (YoY) - Nov

Claimant Count Rate - Nov

Claimant Count Change - Nov

ILO Unemployment Rate - Nov

Earnings excl. bonus (3M/YoY) - Oct

Earnings incl. bonus (3M/YoY) - Oct

Manufacturing Unit Wage Costs (3M/YoY) - Oct

RICS House Prices (MoM) - Nov !3

Retail Sales (MoM) - Nov

Retail Sales (YoY) - Nov

CBI Industrial Trends Survey Total Orders - Dec

CBI Ind. Trends Survey Export Orders - Dec

CBI Ind. Trends Expectations - Dec

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 13

Dec 13

Dec 13

Dec 13

Dec 13

Dec 13

Dec 13

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 14

00:01

00:01

09:30

09:30

09:30

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09:30

09:30

09:30

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09:30

09:30

09:30

00:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

09:30

11:00

11:00

11:00

19:31

19:31

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

19:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

04:30

06:00

06:00

06:00

1.5%

12.4%

-0.3%

1.6%

-0.1%

3.8%

0.2%

2.5%

8.0%

-£6.7Br6

-£3.8Br7

0.1%

3.7%

0.2%

2.4%

0.2%

1.4%

3.0%

+1.2K

5.6%

3.7%

3.9%

1.3%r16

48.1%

1.0%r20

3.9%

-6

+3

+5

n/f

n/f

0.0%

1.9%

-0.1%

1.7%

0.1%

n/f

9.3%

-£6.2B

-£3.5B

0.2%

3.7%

0.2%

2.6%

-0.1%

1.5%

3.0%

+2.3K

5.6%

3.6%

4.1%

n/f

n/f

0.0%

2.9%

n/f

n/f

-0.3%

13.0%

0.0%

1.8%

0.1%

2.8%

0.2%

2.4%

8.6%

-£6.3B

-£3.9B

0.3%

3.8%

0.3%

2.7%

0.2%

1.6%

3.0%

-5.7K

5.5%

4.0%

4.1%

1.0%

n/a

0.3%

3.2%

-5

-5

+11

Yen

Consumer Sentiment Index - Nov

Domestic CGPI (MoM) - Nov

Domestic CGPI (YoY) - Nov

Import Prce Index (MoM) - Nov

Export Price Index (MoM) - Nov

Current Account n.s.a. - Oct

Trade Balance - Oct

Capacity Utilisation Final - Oct

Industrial Production Revised (MoM) - Oct

Industrial Production Revised (YoY) - Oct

Tertiary Activity Index (MoM) - Oct

Tankan Large Manufacturing Index - Qtr 4

Tankan Large Manuf. Capex Plan (YoY) - Qtr 4

Tankan Large Non-Manufacturing Index - Qtr 4

Tankan Large Manufacturing Outlook - Qtr 4

Tankan Large Non-Manufacturing Outlook - Qtr 4

Tankan All Industry Index - Qtr 4

Tankan All Industries Outlook - Qtr 4

Leading Indicator Revised - Oct

Coincident Index Revised - Oct

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 13

Dec 13

Dec 13

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 15

Dec 15

05:00

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

23:50

05:00

05:00

00:00

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

18:50

00:00

00:00

48.2

-0.4%r10

2.8%

-1.5%r11

-0.4%

Y2025B

Y1110B

107.1

-0.7%

5.2%

-1.3%

24

11.5%

20

21

21

6

6

18.2

45.0

48.5

-0.1%

2.8%

n/f

n/f

Y1410B

Y750B

n/f

n/f

n/f

0.8%

23

12.0%

21

n/f

21

n/f

n/f

50.0

77.8

48.7

-0.1%

2.7%

-2.2%

-0.5%

Y1515B

Y756B

107.2

1.6%

7.4%

2.1%

25

12.4%

22

22

20

8

5

54.5

75.0

CHF

SNB Rate Decision - Statement

Retail Sales(YoY) i.a. - Oct

Money Supply M0 (YoY) - Nov

Money Supply M3 (YoY) - Nov

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 15

Dec 15

08:30

08:15

14:00

14:00

03:30

03:15

09:00

09:00

1.75%

2.3%

2.5%

2.4%

2.00%

n/f

n/f

n/f

2.00%

0.6%

2.4%

1.4%

AUD

Westpac Consumer Confidence - Dec

NAB Business Confidence - Dec

Dwelling Starts (QoQ) - Qtr 3

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 14

00:00

00:30

02:30

19:00

19:30

21:30

95.0

6.0

-2.3%

n/f

n/f

2.0%

106.2

6.0

0.3%

CAD

New House Price Index - Oct

Labor Productivity - Qtr 3

Unit Labor Cost - Qtr 3

Merchandise Trade Balance in CAD - Oct

Trade Exports - Oct

Trade Imports - Oct

New Motor Vehicle Sales (MoM) - Oct

Capacity Utilization - Q3

Manufacturing Shipments (MoM) - Oct

Manufacturing Inventories (MoM) - Oct

Manufacturing New Orders (MoM) - Oct


Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 11

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 13

Dec 13

Dec 14

Dec 14

Dec 14

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

13:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

08:30

0.5%

-0.4%

0.3%

$3.97B

-1.6%

-2.0%

-4.2%

85.5%

-3.3%

0.6%

-2.8%

0.5%

0.3%

n/f

$3.8B

n/f

n/f

-3.0%

85.3%

-0.6%

n/f

n/f

0.2%

-0.1%

1.0%

$3.78B

-1.7%

0.4%

-1.6%

84.2%

-0.1%

0.3%

0.6%

NZD

Merchandise Terms of Trade (QoQ) - Qtr 3
Merchandise Terms of Trade (YoY) - Qtr 3

Food Prices (MoM) - Nov

Food Prices (YoY) - Nov

Retail Sales (MoM) - Oct

Retail Sales ecl. autos (MoM) - Oct

Manufacturing Activity Survey (QoQ) - Qtr 3

Dec 10

Dec 10

Dec 12

Dec 12

Dec 13

Dec 13

Dec 14

21:45

21:45

21:45

21:45

21:45

21:45

21:45

16:45

16:45

16:45

16:45

16:45

16:45

16:45

2.0%r1

-1.3%

0.3%

4.0%

1.1%

2.2%

4.9%

-0.1%

-1.0%

n/f

n/f

0.1%

n/f

2.9%

-1.9%

-1.6%

0.1%

3.8%

0.3%

n/a

2.7%

Source: TodayFx.com - Red denotes interest rate indicators and monetary policy releases while green denotes key GDP indicators. Release dates and times have been known to change, so please review regularly.

n/f = no forecast.

Prel = Preliminary and not final. P = Provisional and not final. N/A = Not available or not released - return for update.

r = revised from previous release.

 

!1 Due to be published on Dec 22

!2 Data released on Dec 14 and not Dec 15 as per earlier schedule

!3 Due to be released on Dec 19

 

r1: New Zealand's Terms of Trade (QoQ) for Qtr 2 revised from 0.7% to 2.0%

r2 France's Industrial Production (MoM) for September was revised from -0.9% to -0.8%

r3 France's Manufacturing Production (MoM) for September was revised from -1.0% to -0.8%

r4 UK PPI Output (n.s.a. for October was revised: (MoM) from -0.2% to -0.3%; (YoY) from 1.7% to 1.6%

r4 UK PPI Input (n.s.a. for October was revised: (MoM) from -0.1% to 0.5%; (YoY) from 3.8% to 4.7%

r6 UK World Trade Balance for September was revised from -£6.6B to -£6.7B

r7 UK Non-EU Trade Balance for September was revised from -£3.9B to-£3.8B

r8: US Wholesale Inventories for September revised from -1.2% to 0.7%.

r9: US Wholesale Sales for September revised from -0.6% to -1.5%.

r10 Japan's Domestic CGPI for October revised from -0.3% to -0.4%.

r11 Japan's Import Price Index for October revised from -1.3% to -1.5%.

r12 France's Trade Balance for September was revised from - ˆ1.35B to - ˆ1.51B

r13 US Trade Deficit for September was revised from $64.3B to $64.26B

r14 US Trade Exports for September was revised from $123.16B to $123.35B

r15 US Trade Imports for September was revised from $187.46B to $187.61B

r16 UK Manufacturing Unit Wage Costs (3M/YoY) for September were revised from 1.6% to 1.3%

r17 US Retail Sales for October were revised from -0.2% to -0.1%

r18 US Retail Sales ex. autos for October were revised from -0.4% to -0.3%

r19 US Business Inventories for September were revised from 0.4% to 0.3%

r20 UK Retail Sales (MoM) for October were revised from 0.9% to 1.0%

r21 US State Benefits for the week ending Nov 24 were revised from 2524K to 2510K

r22 France: Current Account s.a. for September was revised from - ˆ2.1B to - ˆ1.8B

r23 Eurozone: Ind. Production s.a. (MoM) for September was revised from -1.0% to -1.1%

r24 US TICS number for September revised upwards from $53.7B to $57.8B

r25 US Industrial Production for Ocotber revised from 0.2% to 0.0%.

r26 US Capacity Utilisation in Ocotber revised from 82.2% to 81.8%

 

Key Speeches/Announcements/Meetings to note this week (times are London time):

EUR: Dec 11 at 16:00 - ECB's Papademos speaks in Frankfurt on Financial Stability.

AUD: Dec 12 at 07:00 - RBA Gov. Stevens speaks to CEDA

USD: Dec 12 at 15:00 - ISM to release semi-annual economic forecast.

USD: Dec 12 at 19:00 FOMC Meeting to discuss Interest Rates, Policy Statement to be issued at 19:15

CHF: Dec 14 at 08:30 - SNB issues quarterly m