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04/26/13 2:23 PM

#506817 RE: Tuff-Stuff #506815

WEEK Ahead DATA Overload:


There is a policy meeting at the Federal Reserve

Monday

0830 Personal Income Mar +0.4% (10) +1.1%
0830 Consumer Spending Mar Unch (10) +0.7%
0830 Core PCE Prices Mar +0.1% (7) +0.1%
1000 Pending Home Sales Mar +1.0% (7) -0.4%
1030 Dallas Fed Mfg Svy Apr N/A 7.4


Tuesday

0830 Employment Cost Index 1Q +0.5% (6) +0.5%
0900 Case-Shiller 20-City
Home Prices (YOY) Feb +9.0% (5) +8.1%
0945 Chicago PMI Apr 53.0 (5) 52.4
1000 Consumer Confidence Apr 62.0 (10) 59.7

Wednesday

0815 ADP Jobs Svy Apr +160K (3) +158K
1000 ISM Mfg PMI Apr 50.9 (10) 51.3
1000 Construction Spending Mar +0.6% (6) +1.2%
N/A Vehicle Sales Apr 15.2mln (7) 15.2mln


Thursday

0830 Jobless Claims Apr 27 349K (6) 339K
0830 US Trade Deficit Mar $42.1B(9) $43.0B
0830 Productivity 1Q +1.2% (6) -1.9%
0830 Unit Labor Costs 1Q +1.0% (6) +4.6%

Friday

0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Apr +150K (10) +88K
0830 Unemployment Rate Apr 7.6% (9) 7.6%
0830 Avg Hrly Wages Apr +0.2% (8) Unch
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Apr 54.1 (8) 54.4
1000 Factory Orders Mar -3.0% (6) +3.0%

(Figures in parentheses refer to economists surveyed)