Global Economic Data Expected this Week

Monday 2 February

• Worldwide manufacturing PMI data are issued by Markit.
• Fourth quarter GDP numbers are released in Russia.
• Building permits data are issued by Eurostat for the currency bloc.
• In Brazil, trade data are out.
• Spending data are meanwhile issued by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the US.

Tuesday 3 February

• A number of whole economy PMI surveys and the UK Construction PMI are released by Markit.
• Trade data are meanwhile released in Australia.
• The Reserve Bank of India and Reserve Bank of Australia announce their latest interest rate decision.
• Italy sees the release of consumer prices.
• Producer prices are issued for the eurozone and Canada.
• In the UK, Halifax publishes latest house price data.
• Industrial output numbers are out in Brazil.
• The US releases factory orders numbers for December.

Wednesday 4 February

• Worldwide services PMI results are released by Markit.
• M3 money supply information are published in India.
• Retail sales numbers are out for the euro area.
• The European Central Bank’s governing council meet, but no interest rate announcement is scheduled. The ECB also publishes its Economic Bulletin.
• Iceland’s Central Bank announces its latest interest rate decision.
• In the US, ADP employment data are issued.

Thursday 5 January

• The Eurozone Retail PMI and Germany Construction PMI results are published by Markit.
• In Australia, retail sales numbers and home sales data are issued, while business confidence data are released in South Africa.
• Factory orders figures are out in Germany.
• The Bank of England announces its latest monetary policy decision.
• Industrial import prices are released by Eurostat for the eurozone.
• Canada and the US release trade balance data, with the latter also seeing initial jobless claims numbers.

Friday 6 February

• The latest KPMG/REC Report on Jobs and global sector PMI data published by Markit.