February 2014
Time
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Sat 1 Feb
| *** | 
Lunar New Year''s Day |
|---|
Sun 2 Feb
Mon 3 Feb
| *** |
Lunar New Year''s Day |
|---|
| 6:30 | 
AiG Performance of Mfg Index |
|---|
47.6
46.7
| 8:30 |
Building Approvals[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
-1.5%
-0.5%
-2.9%
| 8:30 |
Building Approvals[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+22.2%
+23.4%
+21.8%
| 8:30 |
ANZ Job Advertisements[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
-0.7%
-0.3%
| 23:00 | 
ISM Manufacturing |
|---|
57.0
56.0
51.3
| 23:00 |
ISM Prices Paid |
|---|
53.5
54.0
60.5
| 23:00 |
Construction Output[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+1.0%
0.0%
+0.1%
Tue 4 Feb
| 8:00 | 
ANZ Commodity Price[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+1.0%
+1.2%
| 11:30 |
RBA Interest Rate Decision |
|---|
2.50%
2.50%
2.50%
| 16:30 |
Retail Sales - Value[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+8.5%
+7.2%
+5.7%
| 23:00 |
IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism |
|---|
45.2
44.5
44.9
| 23:00 |
Factory Orders[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+1.8%
-1.8%
-1.5%
Wed 5 Feb
| 5:45 |
Employed labor force[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+1.2%
+0.6%
+1.1%
| 5:45 |
Employed labor force[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+2.4%
+2.4%
+3.0%
| 5:45 |
Unemployment Rate |
|---|
6.2%
6.0%
6.0%
| 5:45 |
Participation Rate |
|---|
68.6%
68.6%
68.9%
| 5:45 |
Private Wages Inc Overtime[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+0.4%
+0.5%
+0.6%
| 5:45 |
Private Wages Exc Overtime[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+0.4%
+0.5%
+0.6%
| 5:45 |
Average Hourly Earnings[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+1.6%
+0.1%
+0.3%
| 6:30 |
AiG Performance of Service Index |
|---|
46.1
49.3
| 20:00 |
MBA Mortgage Applications[week-over-week] |
|---|
-0.2%
+0.4%
| 21:15 |
ADP Employment Change |
|---|
+238
+185
+175
| 23:00 |
ISM Non-Manf. Composite |
|---|
53.0
53.7
54.0
Thu 6 Feb
| *** |
Waitangi Day |
|---|
| 8:30 |
Trade Balance |
|---|
A$ -0.118B
A$ -0.200B
A$ +0.468B
| 8:30 |
Retail Sales[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.7%
+0.5%
+0.5%
| 8:30 |
Retail Sales Ex Inflation[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+0.7%
+1.2%
+0.9%
| 8:30 |
NAB Business Confidence |
|---|
+3
+8
| 10:30 |
Purchasing Managers Index |
|---|
51.2
52.7
| 20:30 |
RBC Consumer Outlook Index |
|---|
51.5
50.4
| 20:30 |
Challenger Job Cuts[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
-5.9%
+11.6%
| 21:30 |
Trade Balance |
|---|
$ -34.3B
$ -36.0B
$ -38.7B
| 21:30 |
Nonfarm Productivity[quarter on quarter annualized rate] |
|---|
+3.0%
+2.8%
+3.2%
| 21:30 |
Unit Labor Costs[quarter on quarter annualized rate] |
|---|
-1.4%
-0.7%
-1.6%
| 21:30 |
Initial Jobless Claims |
|---|
348K
335K
331K
| 21:30 |
Continuing Jobless Claims |
|---|
2.991M
2.998M
2.964M
Fri 7 Feb
| 6:30 |
AiG Perf of Construction Index |
|---|
50.8
48.2
| 21:30 |
Nonfarm Payrolls |
|---|
+74K
+180K
+113K
| 21:30 |
Unemployment Rate |
|---|
6.7%
6.7%
6.6%
| 21:30 |
Manufacturing Payrolls |
|---|
+9K
+10K
+21K
| 21:30 |
Average Hourly Earnings[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.1%
+0.2%
+0.2%
| 21:30 |
Average Hourly Earnings[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+1.8%
+1.8%
+1.9%
Sat 8 Feb
| 4:00 |
Net Consumer Credit |
|---|
$ +12.318B
$ +12.000B
$ +18.756B
Sun 9 Feb
Mon 10 Feb
| 7:00 |
QV House Prices[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+10.0%
+9.6%
Tue 11 Feb
| 8:30 |
House Price Index[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+1.9%
+3.0%
+3.4%
| 8:30 |
House Price Index[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+7.6%
+8.6%
+9.3%
| 8:30 |
Home Loans[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+1.1%
+0.7%
-1.9%
| 8:30 |
Investment Lending[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+1.5%
+2.9%
| 8:30 |
NAB Business Conditions |
|---|
+4
+4
| 8:30 |
NAB Business Confidence |
|---|
+6
+8
| 20:30 |
NFIB Small Business Optimism |
|---|
93.9
93.9
94.1
| 23:00 |
Wholesale Inventories[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.5%
+0.5%
+0.3%
| 23:00 |
Wholesale Sales[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+1.0%
+0.7%
+0.5%
| 23:00 |
JOLTs Job Openings |
|---|
4001K
3980K
3990K
Wed 12 Feb
| 7:30 |
Westpac Consumer Confidence Index |
|---|
103.3
100.2
| 20:00 |
MBA Mortgage Applications[week-over-week] |
|---|
+0.4%
-2.0%
Thu 13 Feb
| 3:00 |
Budget Statement |
|---|
$ +53.2B
$ -10.0B
$ -10.4B
| 5:30 |
Business NZ PMI |
|---|
56.4
56.2
| 8:00 |
Consumer Inflation Expectation |
|---|
+2.3%
+2.3%
| 8:30 |
Employed labor force |
|---|
-22.6K
+15.0K
-3.7K
| 8:30 |
Unemployment Rate |
|---|
5.8%
5.9%
6.0%
| 8:30 |
Participation Rate |
|---|
64.6%
64.6%
64.5%
| 21:30 |
Retail Sales[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.2%
0.0%
-0.4%
| 21:30 |
Retail Sales Ex-Auto[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.7%
+0.1%
0.0%
| 21:30 |
Initial Jobless Claims |
|---|
331K
330K
339K
| 21:30 |
Continuing Jobless Claims |
|---|
2.964M
2.960M
2.953M
| 23:00 |
Business Inventories[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.4%
+0.4%
+0.5%
Fri 14 Feb
| 5:03 |
REINZ Housing Price Index[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
-1.0%
-2.4%
| 5:03 |
REINZ House Sales[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
-1.1%
-4.3%
| 5:45 |
Food Prices[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
-0.1%
+1.2%
| 10:00 |
Non Resident Bond Holdings |
|---|
65.1%
63.7%
| 21:30 |
Import price index[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
0.0%
-0.1%
+0.1%
| 21:30 |
Import price index[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
-1.3%
-1.8%
-1.5%
| 22:15 |
Industrial Production[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.3%
+0.2%
-0.3%
| 22:15 |
Capacity Utilization Ratio |
|---|
79.2%
79.3%
78.5%
| 22:55 |
U. of Michigan Confidence |
|---|
81.2
80.2
81.2
Sat 15 Feb
Sun 16 Feb
Mon 17 Feb
| *** |
President''s Day |
|---|
| 5:45 |
Retail Sales Ex Inflation[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+0.3%
+1.7%
+1.2%
| 8:30 |
New Motor Vehicle Sales[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+1.7%
-3.5%
| 8:30 |
New Motor Vehicle Sales[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+0.1%
-3.0%
Tue 18 Feb
| 8:30 |
RBA Minutes |
|---|
| 16:30 |
Unemployment Rate |
|---|
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
| 21:20 |
Net Long-term TIC Flows |
|---|
$ -29.3B
$ +22.5B
$ -45.9B
| 21:20 |
Net TIC Flows |
|---|
$ -16.6B
$ -119.6B
| 21:30 |
Empire Manufacturing |
|---|
+12.51
+8.50
+4.48
| 23:00 |
NAHB Housing Market Index |
|---|
56
56
46
Wed 19 Feb
| 7:00 |
Conference Board Leading Index[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.2%
+0.8%
| 7:30 |
Westpac Leading Index[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.1%
-0.2%
| 8:00 |
DEWR Internet Skilled Vacancies[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
-0.6%
+1.4%
| 8:30 |
Wage Cost Index[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+0.5%
+0.6%
+0.7%
| 8:30 |
Wage Cost Index[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+2.7%
+2.5%
+2.6%
| 20:00 |
MBA Mortgage Applications[week-over-week] |
|---|
-2.0%
-4.1%
| 21:30 |
Producer Price Index[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.1%
+0.1%
+0.2%
| 21:30 |
Producer Price Index[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+1.1%
+1.2%
+1.2%
| 21:30 |
PPI Output Core[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
0.0%
+0.1%
+0.2%
| 21:30 |
PPI Output Core[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+1.2%
+1.4%
+1.3%
| 21:30 |
Housing Starts |
|---|
999K
950K
880K
| 21:30 |
Housing Starts[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
-9.8%
-4.9%
-16.0%
| 21:30 |
Building Permits |
|---|
986K
975K
937K
| 21:30 |
Building Permits[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
-3.0%
-1.6%
-5.4%
Thu 20 Feb
| 3:00 |
Minutes of FOMC Meeting |
|---|
| 5:45 |
Producer Prices- Inputs[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+2.2%
-0.7%
| 5:45 |
Producer Prices- Outputs[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+2.4%
-0.4%
| 8:00 |
ANZ Consumer Confidence Index |
|---|
135.8
133.0
| 21:30 |
Consumer Prices[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.3%
+0.1%
+0.1%
| 21:30 |
Consumer Prices[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+1.5%
+1.6%
+1.6%
| 21:30 |
CPI Core[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.1%
+0.1%
+0.1%
| 21:30 |
CPI Core[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+1.7%
+1.6%
+1.6%
| 21:30 |
Initial Jobless Claims |
|---|
339K
335K
336K
| 21:30 |
Continuing Jobless Claims |
|---|
2.953M
2.970M
2.981M
| 23:00 |
Mortgage Delinquencies |
|---|
6.41%
6.39%
| 23:00 |
Philadelphia Fed. |
|---|
+9.4
+8.0
-6.3
| 23:00 |
Leading Indicators[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.1%
+0.3%
+0.3%
Fri 21 Feb
| 16:30 |
Consumer Prices[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+4.3%
+4.4%
+4.6%
| 23:00 |
Existing Home Sales |
|---|
4.87M
4.67M
4.62M
| 23:00 |
Existing Home Sales[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+1.0%
-4.1%
-5.1%
Sat 22 Feb
Sun 23 Feb
Mon 24 Feb
| 10:00 |
Credit Card Spending[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+4.7%
+9.2%
| 21:30 |
Chicago Fed Nat Activity Index |
|---|
+0.16
-0.20
-0.39
| 23:30 |
Dallas Fed Manf. Activity |
|---|
+3.8%
+3.0%
+0.3%
Tue 25 Feb
| 10:00 |
RBNZ 2yr Inflation Expectation |
|---|
+2.34%
+2.33%
| 16:30 |
Trade Balance |
|---|
HK$ -54.4B
HK$ -35.7B
HK$ -20.0B
| 22:00 |
House Price Index[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.1%
+0.3%
+0.8%
| 22:00 |
House Price Index[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+1.96%
+1.00%
+1.20%
| 22:00 |
S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind |
|---|
165.80
165.50
165.69
| 22:00 |
S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.88%
+0.60%
+0.76%
| 22:00 |
S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+13.71%
+13.40%
+13.42%
| 22:00 |
S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind |
|---|
150.92
150.39
| 22:00 |
S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+11.18%
+11.30%
| 23:00 |
Consumer Confidence |
|---|
80.7
80.0
78.1
| 23:00 |
Richmond Fed Manufact. Index |
|---|
+12
+5
-6
Wed 26 Feb
| 11:18 |
Gross Domestic Product[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+0.5%
+1.1%
+1.1%
| 11:18 |
Gross Domestic Product[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+2.9%
+3.0%
+3.0%
| 20:00 |
MBA Mortgage Applications[week-over-week] |
|---|
-4.1%
-8.5%
| 23:00 |
New Home Sales |
|---|
414K
400K
468K
| 23:00 |
New Home Sales[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
-7.0%
-3.4%
+9.6%
Thu 27 Feb
| 5:45 |
Trade Balance |
|---|
NZ$ +0.523B
NZ$ +0.230B
NZ$ +0.306B
| 8:30 |
Private Capital Expenditure[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+3.6%
-1.3%
-5.2%
| 21:30 |
Durable Goods Orders[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
-4.3%
-1.7%
-1.0%
| 21:30 |
Durables Goods Orders Ex Transportation[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
-1.6%
-0.3%
+1.1%
| 21:30 |
Initial Jobless Claims |
|---|
336K
335K
348K
| 21:30 |
Continuing Jobless Claims |
|---|
2.981M
2.985M
2.964M
| 22:00 |
NAPM-Milwaukee |
|---|
52.82
51.00
48.59
Fri 28 Feb
| 0:00 |
Kansas City Fed Manf. Activity |
|---|
+5
+2
+4
| 5:45 |
Building Permits[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+7.6%
-3.5%
-8.3%
| 8:00 |
ANZ Business Conditions |
|---|
64.1
70.8
| 8:30 |
Private Sector Credit[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
+0.5%
+0.5%
+0.4%
| 8:30 |
Private Sector Credit[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+3.9%
+4.1%
+4.1%
| 10:00 |
M3 Money Supply[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+5.8%
+7.0%
| 16:40 |
M3 Money Supply[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
+5.7%
+2.4%
| 21:30 |
Gross Domestic Product[quarter on quarter annualized rate] |
|---|
+3.2%
+2.5%
+2.4%
| 21:30 |
Personal Consumption[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+3.3%
+2.9%
+2.6%
| 21:30 |
GDP Price Index[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+1.3%
+1.3%
+1.6%
| 21:30 |
PCE Core[quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)] |
|---|
+1.1%
+1.1%
+1.3%
| 22:45 |
Chicago Purchasing Manager |
|---|
59.6
56.4
59.8
| 22:55 |
U. of Michigan Confidence |
|---|
81.2
81.2
81.6
| 23:00 |
Pending Home Sales[month-on-month(MoM)] |
|---|
-8.7%
+1.8%
+0.1%
| 23:00 |
Pending Home Sales[year-on-year(YoY)] |
|---|
-6.1%
-10.8%
-9.1%