Principal Federal Economic Indicators
Schedule of Release Dates For Principal Federal
Economic Indicators for 2000
| AGENCY/INDICATORS | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/ WORLD AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK BOARD
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (Data are for current marketing season) |
12 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/ NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICES
Agricultural Prices (Data are for the middle of the month and previous full months) |
31 |
29 |
30 |
28 |
31 |
29 |
31 |
31 |
28 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
| Crop Production (Data are for the first of the month) |
12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| Grain Stocks
(Data are for the first of the month except that the data for December are issued in January) |
12 | -- | 31 | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | 29 | -- | -- | -- |
| Cattle on Feed
(Data are for the first of the month) |
21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| Hogs and Pigs
(Data are for the first of the month) |
-- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- | 22 | -- | -- | 28 |
| Plantings
(Data are collected during the first half of March and June) |
-- | -- | 31 | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| AGENCY/INDICATORS | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/ FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
World Agricultural Production (Foreign data are based on the most recent information up to the time of publication) |
13 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/ BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Construction Put in Place (Data are for second month previous) |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Housing Starts and Building Permits (Data are for previous month) |
19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
| New One-Family Houses Sold and For Sale (Releases early in month are for second month previous; others are for previous month) |
6 |
2 |
2 29 |
-- |
2 31 |
29 |
-- |
2 29 |
-- |
3 31 |
-- |
4 |
| Wholesale Trade (Data are for second month previous) |
11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| Advance Retail Sales
(Data are for previous month) |
13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services 1/ (Data are for second month previous) |
20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
| Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales
(Data are for second month previous) |
14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| AGENCY/INDICATORS | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
(Releases early in month are for second month previous; others are for previous month) |
5 | 3 | 3 31 |
-- | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 31 |
-- | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Advanced Report on Durable Goods Manufactures' Shipments and Orders
(Data are for previous month) |
27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 22 |
| Quarterly Financial Report -- Manufacturing, Mining, and Wholesale Trade
(Reference periods shown in parenthesis) |
-- |
-- |
-- |
5
(4Q |
-- |
12
(1Q |
-- |
-- |
11
(2Q |
-- |
-- |
12
(3Q |
| Quarterly Financial Report -- Retail 2/
(Reference periods shown in parenthesis) |
12
(3Q |
-- | -- | 5
(4Q |
-- | -- | 12
(1Q |
-- | -- | 12
(2Q |
-- | -- |
| Housing Vacancies
(Reference periods shown in parenthesis) |
27
(4Q |
-- | -- | 26
(1Q |
-- | -- | 26
(2Q |
-- | -- | 26
(3Q |
-- | -- |
| DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Personal Income and Outlays (Data are generally for second month previous) |
31 |
28 |
31 |
28 |
26 |
30 |
-- |
1 28 |
29 |
30 |
30 |
22 |
| Gross Domestic Product
(Advance, preliminary, and final estimates are issued for each quarter) |
28
(4Q |
25
(4Q |
30
(4Q |
27
(1Q |
25
(1Q |
29
(1Q |
28
(2Q |
25
(2Q |
28
(2Q |
27
(3Q |
29
(3Q |
21
(3Q |
| Corporate Profits
(Reference period shown in parenthesis) |
-- | -- | 30
(4Q |
-- | 25
(1Q |
29
(1Q |
-- | 25
(2Q |
28
(2Q |
-- | 29
(3Q |
21
(3Q |
| AGENCY/INDICATORS | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services 1/
(Data are for second month previous) |
20 |
18 |
21 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
| U.S. International Transactions
(Data are for previous quarter) |
-- | -- |
15
(4Q |
-- | -- | 20
(1Q |
-- | -- | 13
(2Q |
-- | -- | 14
(3Q |
| DEPARTMENT OF LABOR/BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
The Employment Situation (Data are for previous month) |
7 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
| Producer Price Indexes
(Data are for previous month) |
13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 14 |
| Consumer Price Index
(Data are for previous month) |
14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Real Earnings
(Data are for previous month) |
14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Productivity and Costs
(Preliminary and revised estimates are issued for each quarter) |
-- | 8 | 7 | -- | 4 | 6 | -- | 8 | 6 | -- | 2 | 6 |
| Employment Cost Index
(Data are for previous month) |
27 | -- | -- | 27 | -- | -- | 27 | -- | -- | 26 | -- | -- |
| U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
(Data are for previous month) |
12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
Money Stock, Liquid Assets, and Debt Measures (Data are issued every Thursday for the week ended Monday of previous week) 3/ |
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| AGENCY/INDICATORS | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| Factors Affecting Reserves of Depository Institutions and Condition Statement of Federal Reserve Banks
(Data are issued every Thursday for the week ended Wednesday, the day before) 3/ |
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| Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
(Data are issued mid-month for previous month) |
14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Selected Interest Rates
(Data are issued the first Tuesday of each month for previous month) 3/ |
4 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
| Consumer Installment Credit
(Data are issued about the fifth working day of the month for second month previous) |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Yields on FHA Insured New Home 30-Year Mortgages (Data are as of the first of the month) |
24 |
23 |
22 |
24 |
22 |
22 |
25 |
22 |
25 |
24 |
27 |
22 |
| DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
Treasury Statement (The Monthly "Budget") (Data are for previous month) |
21 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
18 |
20 |
21 |
18 |
21 |
4/ |
21 |
20 |
1/ Joint release of the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Replaces Census Bureau's Report of U.S. Merchandise Trade and BEA's Merchandise Trade Balance of Payments Basis.
2/ Quarterly Financial Report -- Retail will be included in Quarterly Financial Report -- Manufacturing, Mining, and Wholesale Trade for 4th Quarter 1999 (April 2000 release).
3/ When the release date falls on a holiday, the data are released the next workday.
4/ Release date subject to completion of year-end reporting requirements.
Note: Schedule of Release Date information is also available on the Internet on the Department of Commerce's Economic Bulletin Board, http://www.stat-usa.gov. Call (202) 482-1986 for further information.
The Schedule may also be purchased ($12.00 plus shipping and handling) from the National Technical Information Service, (703) 605-6000 or 1-800-553-6847, order number PB 99-163297. The Internet address for placing orders is: http://www.ntis.fedworld.gov.
The following are the Internet addresses for obtaining further information about release dates:
Department of Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service -- http://www.fas.usda.gov/currwmt.html
National Agricultural Statistics Service -- http://www.usda.gov/nass
World Agricultural Outlook Board -- http://www.usda.gov/oce/waob/waob.htm
Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census -- http://www.census.gov/econ/www
Bureau of Economic Analysis -- http://www.bea.doc.gov
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics -- http://stats.bls.gov/newsrels.htm
Department of Housingand Urban Development -- http://www.hud.gov/fha/comp/rpts/sec
Department of the Treasury
Financial Management Service -- http://www.fms.treas.gov
Federal Reserve Board -- http://www.federalreserve.gov