Bloomberg Survey

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Release                  Period    Prior     Median
Indicator                 Date               Value    Forecast
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Empire Manu. Index       12/15      Dec.     -25.4     -27.3
Ind. Prod. MOM%          12/15      Nov.      1.3%     -0.8%
Cap. Util. %             12/15      Nov.     76.4%     75.6%
NAHB Housing Index       12/15      Dec.       9         10
CPI  MOM%                12/16      Nov.     -1.0%     -1.3%
Core CPI MOM%            12/16      Nov.     -0.1%      0.1%
CPI  YOY%                12/16      Nov.      3.7%      1.5%
Core CPI YOY%            12/16      Nov.      2.2%      2.1%
Housing Starts ,000’s    12/16      Nov.      791       735
Building Permits ,000’s  12/16      Nov.      730       700
Current Account $ Blns   12/17       3Q      -183.2    -179.0
Initial Claims ,000’s    12/18    Dec. 13     573       555
Cont. Claims ,000’s      12/18     Dec. 6     4429      4375
LEI  MOM%                12/18      Nov.     -0.8%     -0.4%
Philly Fed Index         12/18      Dec.     -39.3     -40.0
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