Current BLUE; Data BETTER or WORSE than expected
saar = Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate Release Date Data Series Importance
A - D Previous Value Expected Value Actual Value 12-Month Change Chart   Interest Rates, past 2-1/2 years Treasury Yield Curve 5/13 Total Retail Sales - Apr A -0.5% -0.3% +0.1% +3.7% 5/13 Retail Sales excl Autos C -0.4% -0.2% -0.1% +2.8% 5/15 Producer Price Index, sa - Apr A unch -0.5% -0.7% +0.6% 5/15 Capacity Utilization - Apr B 78.3% 78.3% 78.0% 0.4% 5/15 Industrial Production Index - Apr B +0.3% -0.2% -0.5% +2.0% 5/16 Consumer Price Index, seas adj - Apr A -0.2% -0.2% -0.4% +1.1% 5/16 CPI Core Rate, seas adj B +0.1% +0.2% +0.1% +1.7% 5/16 Building Permits, saar - Apr B 890K 950K 1017K +40.1% 5/16 Housing Starts, saar - Apr B 1021K 915K 853K 14.2% 5/16 Wkly Init Unempl Claims - 5/11 C 328K 330K 360K 4-wk avg 339K 5/17 Conference Board Leading Economic Index - Apr B -0.1% +0.3% +0.6% +2.3% 5/17 UM Consumer Sent - May prelim B 76.4 78.5 83.7 +4.4 5/22 Existing Home Sales, saar Apr B 4.92M 4.98M 4.97M +9.7% 5/23 New Home Sales, saar - Apr B 417K 425K 454K 5/23 Wkly Init Unempl Claims - 5/18 C 360K 348K 340K 4-wk 339K 5/24 Durable Goods Orders - Apr B -5.7% +1.6% 5/24 Durable Goods Orders, excl Transp C -1.4% +0.5% 5/28 Case-Shiller Home Price Index, sa - Apr C +1.2% 5/28 CB Consumer Confidence - May C 68.1 5/30 GDP Change - apr - Q1 (2nd est) B +2.5% 5/30 Pending Home Sales s/a - Apr D 105.7 5/31 UM Consumer Sent - May final B 76.4 5/31 Personal Income - Apr C +0.2% 5/31 Personal Consumption Expend - Apr C +0.2% 6/3 Construction Spending - Apr C +1.7% 6/3 ISM Manufacturing Index - May A 50.7 6/3 Auto & Lt Truck Sales, saar May B 14.9M 6/5 Unit Labor Costs, apr - Q1 C +0.5% 6/5 Non-Farm Productivity, apr - Q1 C +0.7% 6/4 Int'l Balance of Trade - Apr D -$38.8B 6/5 Total Factory Orders - Apr D -4.0% 6/5 ISM Non-Manufacturing Index - May B 53.1 6/7 Unemployment Rate - May A 7.5% 6/7 Non-Farm Payrolls - May A +165K 6/7 Non-Farm Private Payrolls - May A +176K 6/7 Average Hourly Earnings - May C +0.2% 6/7 Average Hrs Worked/Wk - May B 34.4 7/30 Employment Cost Index, NOT apr - Q2 C +0.3% Martin Capital Advisors, LLP is not responsible for the accuracy of the data contained in any of these charts or indicators. This information is provided for informational purposes only.