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Notes on the Week Ahead

November 26, 2012

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Index Level                                                 75.5                 72.2

 

 

Wednesday,  November 28th

 

New Home Sales                                       Forecast         Last

Sales, mils, ann rate                                  0.413              0.389

Inventories, mils                                      0.144              0.145

 

Thursday,  November 29th

 

Jobless Claims                                         Forecast          Last

Initial Claims, 000’s                                     391                 410

Continued Claims, 000’s                           3,238              3,337

 

Pending Home Sales                                 Forecast         Last

  Index Level                                              102.8               99.5

 

Q3 GDP                                                      2nd Est.           1st Est.

  Real GDP, %ch, ann rate                            2.8%                2.0%

 

Friday,  November 30th

 

Personal Income and Spending                 Forecast       Last

Personal Income, %ch                               0.1%               0.4%

Consumer Spending, %ch                         0.3%               0.8%

 

Chicago ISM Survey                                  Forecast         Last

  Index Level                                                49.3              49.9