Description

Measures: Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported month;

Why Traders Cares: Export demand and currency demand are directly linked because foreigners must buy the domestic currency to pay for the nation's exports. Export demand also impacts production and prices at domestic manufacturers;

Notes: A positive number indicates that more goods were exported than imported;

• Actual510M
• Forecast-235M
• Previous94M
• Release1mo, 7h ago

Description

Measures: Change in total spending facilitated with a credit card;

Why Traders Cares: It's correlated with consumer spending and confidence - rising debt levels are a sign that lenders feel comfortable issuing loans, and that consumers are confident in their financial position and eager to spend money;

• Actual0.9%
• Forecast
• Previous-1.3%
• Release1mo, 3h ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual47.9
• Forecast46.6
• Previous46.6
• Release2w, 3d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual48.5
• Forecast48.9
• Previous48.9
• Release2w, 5d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual47.9
• Forecast46.6
• Previous46.6
• Release2w, 3d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry;

Why Trades Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual48.3
• Forecast48.3
• Previous48.3
• Release2w, 5d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual50.9
• Forecast50.2
• Previous50.2
• Release2w, 3d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction.

• Actual48.6
• Forecast48.7
• Previous48.7
• Release2w, 5d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction;

• Actual52.5
• Forecast53.2
• Previous53.2
• Release2w, 3d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction;

• Actual44.9
• Forecast44.6
• Previous44.6
• Release2w, 5d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Nov 2019, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact;

• Actual44.9
• Forecast44.6
• Previous44.6
• Release2w, 5d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares:It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy;

Notes: Above 50.0 indicates industry expansion, below indicates contraction. There are 2 versions of this report released about a week apart – Flash and Final. The Flash release, which the source first reported in Nov 2019, is the earliest and thus tends to have the most impact;

• Actual52.5
• Forecast53.2
• Previous53.2
• Release2w, 3d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy

Notes: Survey of about 400 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories

• Actual50.2
• Forecast49.8
• Previous49.8
• Release2w, 5d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and their purchasing managers hold perhaps the most current and relevant insight into the company's view of the economy

Notes: Survey of about 650 purchasing managers which asks respondents to rate the relative level of business conditions including employment, production, new orders, prices, supplier deliveries, and inventories;

• Actual54.4
• Forecast54.3
• Previous54.3
• Release2w, 3d ago

Description

Measures: Level of a composite index based on surveyed manufacturers, builders, wholesalers, services, and retailers;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of economic health - businesses react quickly to market conditions, and changes in their sentiment can be an early signal of future economic activity such as spending, hiring, and investment;

Notes: This survey is highly respected due to its large sample size and historic correlation with German and wider Eurozone economic conditions. It tends to create a hefty market impact upon release.

• Actual86.7
• Forecast86.8
• Previous85.2
• Release3w, 5d ago

Description

Measures: change in the total value of new purchase orders placed with manufacturers for durable goods;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of production - rising purchase orders signal that manufacturers will increase activity as they work to fill the orders;

Notes: Durable goods are defined as hard products having a life expectancy of more than 3 years, such as automobiles, computers, appliances, and airplanes;

• Actual0.9%
• Forecast-1%
• Previous-1.8%
• Release3w, 4d ago

Description

Measures: The number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week;

Why Traders Cares: Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions. Unemployment is also a major consideration for those steering the country's monetary policy;

• Actual215K
• Forecast225K
• Previous223K
• Release3d, 16h ago

Description

Measures: Change in the total value of new purchase orders placed with manufacturers for durable goods, excluding transportation items;

Why Traders Cares: It's a leading indicator of production - rising purchase orders signal that manufacturers will increase activity as they work to fill the orders;

Notes: Orders for aircraft are volatile and can severely distort the underlying trend. The Core data is therefore thought to be a better gauge of purchase order trends;

• Actual0.7%
• Forecast0.2%
• Previous0.1%
• Release3w, 4d ago

Description

Measures: Change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level;

Why Traders Cares: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity;

• Actual1%
• Forecast-0.3%
• Previous-0.6%
• Release3w, 2d ago

Description

Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level;

Why Tarders Cares: It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity;

• Actual-0.6%
• Forecast-0.4%
• Previous0.2%
• Release4w, 2d ago

Description

Measures: Change in the total value of sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles;

Notes: Automobile sales account for about 20% of Retail Sales, but they tend to be very volatile and distort the underlying trend. The Core data is therefore thought to be a better gauge of spending trends;

• Actual0.2%
• Forecast-0.2%
• Previous2.7%
• Release4w, 2d ago