Upcoming Economic Releases and Events: Apr 27 - May 1
Release Date Time*   Economic Indicator/Event Data for Period Units Consensus Forecast Last Period
United States
Apr 28 10:00 Conf. Board Consumer Confidence Apr Index 89.3 91.8
Apr 29 8:30 Advance Goods Trade Balance Mar Blns -86.0 -98.5
Apr 29 8:30 Housing Starts Mar Thsd 1400.0 1487.0
Apr 29 8:30 Durable Goods Orders Mar  M/M % Chg. 0.5 -1.3
Apr 29 8:30 Building Permits Mar Thsd 1390.0 1386.0
Apr 29 8:30 Cap Goods Orders Nondef Ex Air Mar  M/M % Chg. 0.5 0.7
Apr 29 14:00 FOMC Rate Decision (Upper Bound) Apr 29 % 3.8 3.8
Apr 30 8:30 Personal Income Mar M/M % Chg. 0.3 -0.1
Apr 30 8:30 Real Personal Spending Mar M/M % Chg. 0.2 0.1
Apr 30 8:30 Initial Jobless Claims Apr 25 Thsd - 214.0
Apr 30 8:30 Employment Cost Index 1Q Q/Q % Chg. 0.8 0.7
Apr 30 8:30 Gross Domestic Product Annualized 1Q  Q/Q % Chg. 2.1 0.5
Apr 30 8:30 Personal Consumption 1Q  Q/Q % Chg. 1.5 1.9
May 01 9:45 S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI Apr  Index - 54.0
May 01 10:00 ISM Manufacturing Apr Index 53.1 52.7
May 01 0:00 Wards Total Vehicle Sales Apr Mlns 16.1 16.3
Canada
Apr 29 9:45 Bank of Canada Rate Decision Apr 29 % 2.3 2.3
Apr 30 8:30 Payroll Employment Change - SEPH Feb Thsd - 45.6
Apr 30 8:30 Gross Domestic Product Feb M/M % Chg. 0.2 0.1
May 01 9:30 S&P Global Canada Manufacturing PMI Apr Index - 50.0
International
Apr 27 19:30 JN Jobless Rate Mar % 2.6 2.6
Apr 29 19:50 JN Retail Sales Mar Y/Y % Chg. 0.9 -0.1
Apr 29 21:30 CH Manufacturing PMI Apr Index 50.1 50.4
Apr 30 5:00 EZ Gross Domestic Product SA 1Q  Y/Y % Chg. 0.9 1.2
Apr 30 5:00 EZ Consumer Price Index Apr  Y/Y % Chg. 3.0 2.6
Apr 30 5:00 EZ Unemployment Rate Mar % 6.2 6.2
Apr 30 7:00 UK Bank of England Bank Rate Apr 30 % 3.8 3.8
Apr 30 8:15 EZ ECB Main Refinancing Rate Apr 30 % 2.2 2.2
Apr 30 19:30 JN Tokyo Consumer Price Index Apr Y/Y % Chg. 1.7 1.4
 *Eastern Standard Time. Source: Bloomberg, TD Economics.