Recent Key Economic Indicators: Aug 17 - 21, 2026
Release Date		Economic Indicator/Event	Data for Period	Units	Current	Prior
United States
Aug 17		Empire Manufacturing	Aug	Index	20.6	15.6
Aug 17		NAHB Housing Market Index	Aug	Index	35.0	34.0
Aug 18		Building Permits	Jul	Thsd	1443.0	1374.0
Aug 18		Housing Starts	Jul	Thsd	1239.0	1415.0
Aug 18		Capacity Utilization	Jul	%	76.3	76.2
Aug 18		Industrial Production	Jul	M/M % Chg.	0.2	0.3
Aug 20		Initial Jobless Claims	Aug 15	Thsd	206.0	212.0
Aug 21		S&P Global US Composite PMI	Aug	Index	56.0	54.5
Aug 21		S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI	Aug	Index	53.2	53.9
Aug 21		S&P Global US Services PMI	Aug	Index	56.8	54.6
Canada
Aug 17		Consumer Price Index	Jul	Y/Y % Chg.	3.0	2.8
Aug 17		Consumer Price Index NSA	Jul	M/M % Chg.	0.5	-0.4
Aug 17		CPI-Median	Jul	Y/Y % Chg.	2.0	1.9
Aug 17		CPI-Trim	Jul	Y/Y % Chg.	1.9	1.9
Aug 18		Existing Home Sales	Jul	M/M % Chg.	0.5	0.5
Aug 18		Housing Starts	Jul	Thsd	229.1	240.8
Aug 20		CFIB Business Barometer	Aug	Index	57.6	58.6
Aug 20		Industrial Product Price Index	Jul	M/M % Chg.	0.6	-1.4
Aug 21		Retail Sales	Jun	M/M % Chg.	0.6	1.1
Aug 21		Retail Sales Ex Auto	Jun	M/M % Chg.	0.5	1.2
International
Aug 18	UK	ILO Unemployment Rate (3 Mths.)	Jun	%	4.9	4.9
Aug 19	UK	Consumer Price Index	Jul	Y/Y % Chg.	2.9	2.6
Aug 19	UK	Core Consumer Price Index	Jul	Y/Y % Chg.	2.6	2.6
Aug 19	EZ	Consumer Price Index	Jul	Y/Y % Chg.	2.9	2.9
Aug 19	EZ	Core Consumer Price Index	Jul	Y/Y % Chg.	2.5	2.5
Aug 20	JN	National Consumer Price Index	Jul	Y/Y % Chg.	1.9	1.6
Aug 20	JN	S&P Global Japan Composite PMI	Aug	Index	53.4	52.7
Source: Bloomberg, TD Economics.