It's The Economic Indicators, Stupid
By Felicia Sonmez
When do next month's unemployment numbers come out? What day are the monthly GDP revisions released? What about the advance report on durable goods?
To help answer those burning questions and more, we present the first in an occasional series of Hotline clip-and-save guides -- the dates, statistics and facts you need to know to anticipate the day's news before it happens. Today, it's our schedule of economic indicators.
(Note: All releases are available on the Bureau of Economic Analysis or Bureau of Labor Statistics websites.)
Jan. '10
Date Indicators
1/8 Unemployment rate (Dec. '09)
1/22 Regional and state unemployment (Dec. '09)
1/29 GDP (advance estimate, annual/4thQ '09)
Feb. '10
Date Indicators
2/1 Personal income and outlays (Dec. '09)
2/5 Unemployment rate (Jan. '10)
2/26 GDP (second estimate, annual/4thQ '09)
Mar. '10
Date Indicators
3/1 Personal income and outlays (Jan. '10)
3/5 Unemployment rate (Feb. '10)
3/10 Regional and state unemployment (Jan. '10)
3/25 State quarterly personal income (1stQ '06 - 4thQ '09),
state annual personal income (preliminary)
3/26 GDP (third estimate, annual/4thQ '09),
corporate profits (revised, annual/4thQ '09),
regional and state unemployment (Feb. '10)
3/29 Personal income and outlays (Feb. '10)
Apr. '10
Date Indicators
4/2 Unemployment rate (Mar. '10)
4/16 Regional and state unemployment (Mar. '10)
4/30 GDP (advance estimate, 1stQ '10)
May '10
Date Indicators
5/3 Personal income and outlays (Apr. '10)
5/7 Unemployment rate (Apr. '10)
5/21 Regional and state unemployment (Apr. '10)
5/27 GDP (second estimate, 1stQ '10),
corporate profits (preliminary, 1stQ '10)
5/28 Personal income and outlays (Jan. '10)
Jun. '10
Date Indicators
6/4 Unemployment rate (May '10)
6/18 State quarterly personal income (1stQ '09 - 1stQ '10),
regional and state unemployment (May '10)
6/25 GDP (third estimate, 1stQ '10),
corporate profits (revised, 1stQ '10)
6/28 Personal income and outlays (May '10)
Jul. '10
Date Indicators
7/2 Unemployment rate (Jun. '10)
7/20 Regional and state unemployment (Jun. '10)
7/30 GDP (advance estimate, 2ndQ '10)
Aug. '10
Date Indicators
8/3 Personal income and outlays (Jun. '10)
8/6 Unemployment rate (Jul. '10)
8/27 GDP (second estimate, 2ndQ '10),
corporate profits (preliminary, 2ndQ '10)
8/30 Personal income and outlays (Jul. '10)
Sep. '10
Date Indicators
9/3 Unemployment rate (Aug. '10)
9/20 State quarterly personal income (1stQ '07 - 2ndQ '10),
state annual personal income ('07-'09, revised)
9/21 Regional and state unemployment (Aug. '10)
9/30 GDP (third estimate, 2ndQ '10),
corporate profits (revised, 2ndQ '10)
Oct. '10
Date Indicators
10/1 Personal income and outlays (Aug. '10)
10/8 Unemployment rate (Sep. '10)
10/22 Regional and state unemployment (Sep. '10)
10/29 GDP (advance estimate, 3rdQ '10)
Nov. '10
Date Indicators
11/1 Personal income and outlays (Sep. '10)
11/5 Unemployment rate (Oct. '10)
11/23 GDP (second estimate, 3rdQ '10),
corporate profits (preliminary, 3rdQ '10),
regional and state unemployment (Oct. '10)
11/24 Personal income and outlays (Oct. '10)
Dec. '10
Date Indicators
12/3 Unemployment rate (Nov. '10)
12/17 State quarterly personal income (1stQ '09 - 3rdQ '10),
regional and state unemployment (Nov. '10)
12/22 GDP (third estimate, 3rdQ '10),
corporate profits (revised, 3rdQ '10)
12/23 Personal income and outlays (Nov. '10)