Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
May 17, 2024
05:30
EUR
Unemployment Rate
Previous
7.5%
Forecast
Actual
In France, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
06:30
CHF
Industrial Production YoY
Previous
-0.4%
Forecast
Actual
In Switzerland, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
07:50
CNY
FDI (YTD) YoY
Previous
-26.1%
Forecast
Actual
In China, Foreign Direct Investment refers to foreign capital actually utilized, which is to the amount which has been actually used according to the agreements and contracts, including cash, materials and invisible capital such as labor service and technology which both parties agree to take as an investment.
09:00
EUR
CPI Final
Previous
125.3
Forecast
126.1
Actual
09:00
EUR
Core Inflation Rate YoY Final
Previous
2.9%
Forecast
2.7%
Actual
In Euro Area, the core inflation rate is calculated using the weighted average of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Price (HICP) aggregates, excluding energy, food, alcohol & tobacco that face volatile price movements.
09:00
EUR
Inflation Rate YoY Final
Previous
2.4%
Forecast
2.4%
Actual
In Euro Area, the inflation rate is calculated using the weighted average of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Price (HICP) aggregates. The main components of the HICP are: food, alcohol and tobacco (21 percent of the total weight), energy (11 percent), non-energy industrial goods (27 percent) and services (42 percent). The HICP aggregates are computed as the weighted average of each country’s HICP components. The weight of a country is its share of household final monetary consumption expenditure in the total of the country’s group. The local HICPs are supplied to the Eurostat by the National Statistical Institutes.
09:00
EUR
Inflation Rate MoM Final
Previous
0.8%
Forecast
0.6%
Actual
Inflation Rate MoM measures month over month change in the price of goods and services.
11:00
ZAR
Retail Sales MoM
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In South Africa, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In South Africa, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy.
11:00
ZAR
Retail Sales YoY
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In South Africa, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
12:00
BRL
Retail Sales MoM
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In Brazil, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy.
12:00
BRL
Retail Sales YoY
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
12:30
USD
Philly Fed New Orders
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index is based on The Business Outlook Survey of manufacturers in the Third Federal Reserve District. Participants report the direction of change in overall business activity and in the various measures of activity at their plants: employment, working hours, new and unfilled orders, shipments, inventories, delivery times, prices paid, and prices received. The index above 0 indicates factory-sector growth, below 0 contraction.
12:30
USD
Philly Fed Employment
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index is based on The Business Outlook Survey of manufacturers in the Third Federal Reserve District. Participants report the direction of change in overall business activity and in the various measures of activity at their plants: employment, working hours, new and unfilled orders, shipments, inventories, delivery times, prices paid, and prices received. The index above 0 indicates factory-sector growth, below 0 contraction.
12:30
CAD
New Housing Price Index MoM
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In Canada, New Housing Price Index (NHPI) measures changes over time in the contractors' selling prices of new residential houses, where specifications of each house remain the same between two consecutive periods.
12:30
USD
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index is based on The Business Outlook Survey of manufacturers in the Third Federal Reserve District. Participants report the direction of change in overall business activity and in the various measures of activity at their plants: employment, working hours, new and unfilled orders, shipments, inventories, delivery times, prices paid, and prices received. The index above 0 indicates factory-sector growth, below 0 contraction.
12:30
USD
Philly Fed Prices Paid
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index is based on The Business Outlook Survey of manufacturers in the Third Federal Reserve District. Participants report the direction of change in overall business activity and in the various measures of activity at their plants: employment, working hours, new and unfilled orders, shipments, inventories, delivery times, prices paid, and prices received. The index above 0 indicates factory-sector growth, below 0 contraction.
12:30
CAD
Foreign Securities Purchases
Previous
C$-8.78B
Forecast
Actual
In Canada, the data series on international transactions in securities covers portfolio transactions in equity and investment fund shares, bonds and money market instruments for both Canadian and foreign issues. This activity excludes transactions in equity and debt instruments between affiliated enterprises, which are classified as foreign direct investment in international accounts.
12:30
USD
Philly Fed CAPEX Index
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index is based on The Business Outlook Survey of manufacturers in the Third Federal Reserve District. Participants report the direction of change in overall business activity and in the various measures of activity at their plants: employment, working hours, new and unfilled orders, shipments, inventories, delivery times, prices paid, and prices received. The index above 0 indicates factory-sector growth, below 0 contraction.
12:30
USD
Philly Fed Business Conditions
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index is based on The Business Outlook Survey of manufacturers in the Third Federal Reserve District. Participants report the direction of change in overall business activity and in the various measures of activity at their plants: employment, working hours, new and unfilled orders, shipments, inventories, delivery times, prices paid, and prices received. The index above 0 indicates factory-sector growth, below 0 contraction.
12:30
CAD
Foreign Securities Purchases by Canadians
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In Canada, the data series on international transactions in securities covers portfolio transactions in equity and investment fund shares, bonds and money market instruments for both Canadian and foreign issues. This activity excludes transactions in equity and debt instruments between affiliated enterprises, which are classified as foreign direct investment in international accounts.