The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
Tuesday 0600 Small Business Svy Jan 99.5 (3) 99.5
0830 Retail Sales Dec +0.5% (12) +0.6%
0830 -- ex autos Dec +0.3% (11) +0.5%
0830 Employment Cost Index 4Q +0.8% (10) +0.8%
0830 Import Prices Dec -0.1% (4) NA
1000 Business Inventories Nov +0.2% (7) +0.3%
Wednesday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls* Jan +55K (25) +50K
0830 Unemployment Rate* Jan 4.4% (25) 4.4%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M* ** Jan +0.3% (23) +0.33%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y* ** Jan +3.7% (14) +3.76%
1400 Monthly Federal Budget Jan -$50.0B (3) -$129B***
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Feb 7 222K (7) 231K
1000 Existing Home Sales Jan 4.15M (12) 4.35M
-- percent change Jan -4.6% +5.1%
Friday 0830 Consumer Price Index M/M Jan +0.3% (12) +0.3%
0830 -- ex food & energy M/M Jan +0.3% (11) +0.2%
0830 Consumer Price Index Y/Y Jan +2.5% (6) +2.7%
0830 -- ex food & energy Y/Y Jan +2.5% (5) +2.6%
*Rescheduled from Feb. 6
**all private-sector workers
***January 2025
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires
02-06-26 1413ET
