Economic Indicators by Report Date and Reporting Body

Economic Indicators by Report Date and Reporting Body: "Economic indicators are those important, mysterious numbers that get reported almost every day, but are somehow not put into context very often. Here are some of the most useful ones, listed twice: first by their reporting date in a typical month, and second by their reporting organization."

I - Indicators by Approximate Monthly Reporting Date

Links are to external sites; also see the second list, below, for glossary links to additional information about the indicators themselves.

M	T	W	T	F
	FOMC Meeting (every 6 weeks)			Unemployment Rate
		Consumer Sentiment Index	Retail Sales	PPI
CPI		Balance of Trade	Manufacturers' Orders
New Home Sales	Consumer Confidence Index		Quarterly GDP (Apr-Jul-Oct-Jan)

II - Indicators by Reporting Body

Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis	Gross Domestic Product Balance of Trade
Bureau of the Census	Manufacturers' Orders Retail Sales New Home Sales
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics	Unemployment Rate Producer Price Index Consumer Price Index
The Conference Board	Consumer Confidence Index
University of Michigan	Consumer Sentiment Index