Economic calendar guides

United States: economic releases explained

303 releases. Figures are published mainly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (prices and jobs), the Bureau of Economic Analysis (GDP, income and spending) and the Census Bureau (retail sales, housing, trade); monetary policy is set by the Federal Reserve through the federal funds target range, and the releases move the USD.

United States in the economic calendar →

Payrolls (jobs created)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Interest rate decision

Core inflation

GDP growth (quarterly)

Unemployment rate

Wages and labour costs

PCE and GDP price indexes

Monetary policy statement and projections

ISM business survey

Retail sales

Purchasing managers' index (PMI)

Central bank minutes

Employment and job openings

Jobless claims

Monthly inflation

Balance of trade

Underlying inflation measures

Industrial production

Factory and durable goods orders

Consumer confidence

Business confidence

Energy inventories

Housing market

Inflation expectations

Producer prices (PPI)

GDP components

Current account and capital flows

Regional business survey

Leading and composite indicators

Construction

Government bond yield

Inventories and wholesale sales

Central bank reports and meetings

Central bank speeches and press conferences

Central bank surveys

Government budget and debt

Agricultural reports

Vehicle sales

Bank lending and credit

Import and export prices

Money supply

Elections

Official forecasts and outlooks

Political events

Government bond auction

Policy meetings and budgets

Central bank bond purchases

Economic release