Economic Calendar - Currencies
List of important economic releases
Time
Impact
Currency
Event
Previous
Forecast
Actual
Aug 15, 2022
00:00
EUR
Assumption of Mary
Previous
Forecast
Actual
01:30
CNY
House Price Index YoY
Previous
-0.5%
Forecast
Actual
In China, Housing Index is measured by year-over-year change in the index of newly built residential buildings in 70 medium and large cities. The index is calculated in weighted average method and the weight of each city is based on the population.
02:00
CNY
Unemployment Rate
Previous
5.5%
Forecast
Actual
In China, Urban Surveyed Unemployment Rate is calculated by a sample survey, which refers to the ratio of urban unemployed population to the sum of the employed population and the unemployed population.
02:00
CNY
Retail Sales YoY
Previous
3.1%
Forecast
Actual
In China, 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.
02:00
CNY
Industrial Production YoY
Previous
3.9%
Forecast
Actual
In China, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
02:00
CNY
Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) YoY
Previous
6.1%
Forecast
Actual
In China, urban investment in fixed assets is one of the main measures of capital spending. It refers to investment in construction projects with a total planned investment of 5 million yuan; machinery and equipment and real estate development in both urban and rural areas. It refers to investment made by state-owned enterprises and private businesses, institutions or individuals.
04:30
JPY
Capacity Utilization MoM
Previous
-9.2%
Forecast
Actual
In Japan, capacity utilization is the quantity of production divided by the quantity of production capacity, expressing the state of operations for various facilities in the manufacturing industry. It does not measure the absolute level of capacity utilization but the relative capacity utilization rate compared with the benchmark year.
06:00
EUR
Wholesale Prices YoY
Previous
21.2%
Forecast
Actual
The index of wholesale prices measures the development of prices of goods sold by wholesalers within Germany to the extent that such sales are included under wholesale, such as contracts concluded with resellers, processors or other bulk purchasers. This may refer to goods produced in Germany or to imported goods. Excluded are sales from producers direct to retailers or final consumers.
06:00
EUR
Wholesale Prices MoM
Previous
Forecast
Actual
The index of wholesale prices measures the development of prices of goods sold by wholesalers within Germany to the extent that such sales are included under wholesale, such as contracts concluded with resellers, processors or other bulk purchasers. This may refer to goods produced in Germany or to imported goods. Excluded are sales from producers direct to retailers or final consumers.
06:30
CHF
Producer & Import Prices YoY
Previous
6.9%
Forecast
Actual
In Switzerland, the Producer Price Index (PPI) is officially named “Producer and Import Price Index”. Producer price index measures the price development of goods that are produced and sold by enterprises operating within the country and the import price index measures the price development of imported goods. Only domestic sales are considered for the producer price index when combining the indices.
06:30
CHF
Producer & Import Prices MoM
Previous
0.3%
Forecast
Actual
In Switzerland, the producer price index (which measures the price development of goods that are produced and sold by enterprises operating within the country) and the import price index (which measures the price development of imported goods) are combined into the price index for the whole range of goods. Only domestic sales are considered for the producer price index when combining the indices.
08:00
TRY
Budget Balance
Previous
Forecast
Actual
The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues.
09:30
EUR
6-Month Bubill Auction
Previous
Forecast
Actual
10:00
TRY
Auto Production YoY
Previous
26.3%
Forecast
Actual
In Turkey, Total Motor Vehicles Production refers to the production of total motor vehicles, excluding tractors.
11:30
BRL
BCB Focus Market Readout
Previous
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, interest rate decisions are taken by The Central Bank of Brazil's Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM). The official interest rate is the Special System of Clearance and Custody rate (SELIC) which is the overnight lending rate.
12:00
BRL
IBC-BR Economic Activity
Previous
-0.44%
Forecast
Actual
In Brazil, the Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br) is considered as a preview of the GDP figures and it is widely used by the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee to determine whether to modify basic interest rate. The index reflects the performance of the three main sectors of the economy: agriculture, industry and services and has a base value of 100 as of 2002.
12:30
USD
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index
Previous
11.1
Forecast
Actual
New York Empire State Manufacturing Index is based on data compiled from the survey of 200 executives from the companies in the manufacturing sector in the New York State. Participants report the change in 11 indicators including level of general business activity, new orders, shipments, inventories, number of employees, delivery time, capital expenditure from the previous month and the likely direction of these indicators in six months. A reading above 0 indicates manufacturing activity is expanding, below 0 is contracting.
12:30
CAD
Wholesale Sales MoM Final
Previous
1.6%
Forecast
0.5%
Actual
The Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey presents estimates of monthly sales for wholesale merchants in Canada, providing information on the performance of the wholesale trade sector as an important indicator of the health of the Canadian economy. In addition, the business community uses the data to analyse market performance.
12:30
CAD
Manufacturing Sales MoM Final
Previous
-2%
Forecast
Actual
In Canada, Manufacturing Sales provides a current 'snapshot' of sales of goods manufactured values by the Canadian manufacturing sector, enabling analysis of the state of the Canadian economy, as well as the health of specific industries in the short- to medium-term.
13:00
EUR
12-Month BTF Auction
Previous
Forecast
Actual
