Economic Calendar: Nov. 2-Nov. 6

Time (EST) Indicator (click for definition) Source (click for press release) Actual Forecast Previous (revised) Previous (original) Monday, November 2 10 a.m. Construction spending for September Census Bureau +0.8% -0.2% -0.1% +0.8% 10 a.m. ISM Index - Manufacturing for October Institute for Supply Management 55.7 53.0 52.6 52.6 Tuesday, November 3 9 a.m. ICSC-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended October 31 International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS +0.1% n.a. +0.1% +0.1% 9 a.m. Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ended October 31, vs. September Redbook Research +0.9% n.a. +1.9% +1.8%* 10 a.m. Factory orders for September Census Bureau +0.9% +0.9% -0.8% -0.8% Wednesday, November 4 9 a.m. Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended October 30 -- Market Composite Index Mortgage Bankers Association 608.3 n.a. 562.3 562.3 Purchase Index 250.3 n.a. 254.9 254.9 9 a.m. Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended November 1 ABC News and Washington Post -49 n.a. -51 -51 9 a.m. Federal Open Market Committee meeting Federal Reserve The Fed's monetary policymaking committee holds its seventh meeting of the year in Washington. Any change in monetary policy will be announced at around 2:10 p.m. 10 a.m. ISM Services - Non-Manufacturing for October Institute for Supply Management 50.6 51.5 50.9 50.9 Thursday, November 5 8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended October 31 Labor Department +512,000 +520,000 +532,000 +530,000 Four-week average +524,000 n.a. +527,000 +526,000 8:30 a.m. Productivity for Q3 -- preliminary Labor Department +9.5% +6.5% +6.6% +6.6% Unit labor costs -5.2% n.a. -6.1% -5.9% Friday, November 6 8:30 a.m. Nonfarm payrolls for Ocotober Labor Department -190,000 -175,000 -219,000 -263,000 Average hourly earnings +0.3% +0.1% +0.1% +0.1% Unemployment rate +10.2% +9.9% +9.8% +9.9% Augmented unemployment rate +13.6% n.a. +13.2% +13.2% Pool of available workers 22M n.a. 21M 21M 10:30 a.m. Weekly Leading Index for the week ended October 30 Economic Cycle Research Institute +26.3% n.a. +26.9% +26.9%

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*Month through previous Saturday, vs. prior month
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