Recent Key Economic Indicators: May 04 - 08
Release Date		Economic Indicator/Event	Data for Period	Units	Current	Prior
United States
May 04		Factory Orders	Mar	M/M % Chg.	1.5	0.3
May 04		Factory Orders Ex Trans	Mar	M/M % Chg.	1.6	1.6
May 04		Durable Goods Orders	Mar	M/M % Chg.	0.8	0.8
May 04		Cap Goods Orders Nondef Ex Air	Mar	M/M % Chg.	3.4	3.3
May 05		Trade Balance	Mar	Blns	-60.30	-57.80
May 05		S&P Global US Services PMI	Apr	Index	51.0	51.3
May 05		S&P Global US Composite PMI	Apr	Index	51.7	52.0
May 05		ISM Services Index	Apr	Index	53.6	54.0
May 05		New Home Sales	Feb & Mar	Thsd	635.0	583.0
May 06		ADP Employment Change	Apr	Thsd	109.0	61.0
May 07		Unit Labor Costs	1Q	Q/Q % Chg.	2.3	4.6
May 07		Initial Jobless Claims	May 02	Thsd	200.0	190.0
May 08		Change in Nonfarm Payrolls	Apr	Thsd	115.0	185.0
May 08		Average Hourly Earnings	Apr	M/M % Chg.	0.2	0.2
May 08		Unemployment Rate	Apr	%	4.3	4.3
May 08		Wholesale Trade Sales	Mar	M/M % Chg.	2.8	2.6
Canada
May 05		Int'l Merchandise Trade	Mar	Blns	1.78	-5.11
May 08		Net Change in Employment	Apr	Thsd	-17.7	14.1
May 08		Unemployment Rate	Apr	%	6.9	6.7
International
May 07	EZ	Retail Sales	Mar	Y/Y % Chg.	1.2	1.3
Source: Bloomberg, TD Economics.