| TIME (ET) | REPORT | PERIOD | ACTUAL | FORECAST | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONDAY, APRIL 29 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Personal income | March | 0.4% | 0.2% | |
| 8:30 am | Consumer spending | March | 0.8% | 0.1% (Jan.) | |
| 8:30 am | Core inflation | March | 0.1% | 0.1% (Jan.) | |
| TUESDAY, APRIL 30 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Employment cost index | Q1 | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| 9 am | Case-Shiller house price index | Feb. | — | 4.3% | |
| 9:45 am | Chicago PMI | April | — | 58.7 | |
| 10 am | Consumer confidence index | April | 126.6 | 124.1 | |
| 10 am | Pending home sales index | March | — | -1.0% | |
| WEDNESDAY,MAY 1 | |||||
| 8:15 am | ADP employment | April | — | 120,000 | |
| 9:45 am | Markit manufacturing PMI | April | — | 52.4 | |
| 10 am | ISM manufacturing index | April | 54.8% | 55.3% | |
| 10 am | Construction spending | March | -0.2% | 1.0% | |
| 2 pm | FOMC statement | 2.25-2.5% | 2.25-2.5% | ||
| 2:30 pm | Jerome Powell press conference | ||||
| Varies | Motor vehicle sales | April | 16.9mln | 17.5mln | |
| THURSDAY, MAY 2 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Weekly jobless claims | 4/27 | 218,000 | 230,000 | |
| 8:30 am | Productivity | Q1 | 2.8% | 1.9% | |
| 8:30 am | Unit labor costs | Q1 | 0.7% | 2.0% | |
| 10 am | Factory orders | March | 1.6% | -0.5% | |
| FRIDAY, MAY 3 | |||||
| 8:30 am | Nonfarm payrolls | April | 190,000 | 196,000 | |
| 8:30 am | Unemployment rate | April | 3.8% | 3.8% | |
| 8:30 am | Average hourly earnings | April | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| 8:30 am | Advance trade in goods (new date) | March | $73.0bln | N/A | |
| 9:45 am | Markit services PMI | April | — | 52.9 | |
| 10 am | ISM nonmanufacturing index | April | 57.5% | 56.1% | |