Recent Key Economic Indicators: Apr 12 - 16, 2021
Release Date		Economic Indicator/Event	Data for Period	Units	Current	Prior
United States
Apr 13		NFIB Small Business Optimism	Mar	Index	98.2	95.8
Apr 13		Consumer Price Index	Mar	M/M % Chg.	0.6	0.4
Apr 13		Consumer Price Index	Mar	Y/Y % Chg.	2.6	1.7
Apr 13		Consumer Price Index Ex Food and Energy	Mar	M/M % Chg.	0.3	0.1
Apr 13		Consumer Price Index Ex Food and Energy	Mar	Y/Y % Chg.	1.6	1.3
Apr 15		Empire Manufacturing	Apr	Index	26.3	17.4
Apr 15		Initial Jobless Claims	Apr 10	Thsd	576.0	769.0
Apr 15		Retail Sales Advance	Mar	M/M % Chg.	9.8	-2.7
Apr 15		Retail Sales Ex Auto and Gas	Mar	M/M % Chg.	8.2	-3.1
Apr 15		Capacity Utilization	Mar	%	74.4	73.4
Apr 15		Industrial Production	Mar	M/M % Chg.	1.4	-2.6
Apr 15		Manufacturing (SIC) Production	Mar	M/M % Chg.	2.7	-3.7
Apr 15		Business Inventories	Feb	M/M % Chg.	0.5	0.4
Apr 15		NAHB Housing Market Index	Apr	Index	83.0	82.0
Apr 16		Building Permits	Mar	Thsd	1766.0	1720.0
Apr 16		Housing Starts	Mar	Thsd	1739.0	1457.0
Canada
Apr 12		BoC Business Outlook Future Sales	1Q	Q/Q % Chg.	52.0	48.0
Apr 15		Manufacturing Sales	Feb	M/M % Chg.	-1.6	3.1
Apr 15		Existing Home Sales	Mar	M/M % Chg.	5.2	6.6
Apr 16		Wholesale Trade Sales	Feb	M/M % Chg.	-0.7	4.0
International
Apr 12	EZ	Retail Sales	Feb	Y/Y % Chg.	-2.9	-5.2
Apr 13	UK	Monthly Gross Domestic Product (3M/3M)	Feb	M/M % Chg.	-1.6	-1.4
Apr 15	CH	Gross Domestic Product	1Q	Y/Y % Chg.	18.3	6.5
Apr 15	CH	Retail Sales	Mar	Y/Y % Chg.	34.2	-
Apr 15	CH	Surveyed Jobless Rate	Mar	%	5.3	5.5
Apr 16	EZ	Consumer Price Index	Mar	Y/Y % Chg.	1.3	0.9
Source: Bloomberg, TD Economics.