Economic calendar

February 2012

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Wednesday
1
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Jan2012_F) 48.8
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Jan2012_F) 51.0
  • HKG GDP (Q42011) 3.0% y-o-y
  • IND Exports (Dec2011) 6.7% y-o-y
  • IND Imports (Dec2011) 19.8% y-o-y
  • IND Trade Balance (Dec2011) -12737.5Mn USD
  • INO CPI (Jan2012) 3.7% y-o-y
  • INO Exports (Dec2011) 2.2% y-o-y
  • INO Imports (Dec2011) 24.3% y-o-y
  • INO Trade Balance (Dec2011) 858.5Mn USD
  • KOR CPI (Jan2012) 3.4% y-o-y
  • KOR CPI (Jan2012) 3.4% y-o-y
  • KOR Exports (Jan2012) 3.6% y-o-y
  • KOR Imports (Jan2012) -6.6% y-o-y
  • KOR PMI Manufacturing (Jan2012) 49.2
  • KOR Trade Balance (Jan2012) -1957.0Mn USD
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Jan2012) 48.8
  • TAP PMI Manufacturing (Jan2012) 48.9
  • THA CPI (Jan2012) 3.4% y-o-y
  • US Construction Spending (Dec2011) 1.5% m-o-m saar
  • US ISM Mfg Index (Jan2012) 54.1
Thursday
2
  • EA PPI (Dec2011) 4.3% y-o-y
  • HKG Retail Sales (Dec2011) 17.1% y-o-y (volume)
  • US Jobless Claims (Jan W42012) 415.1Th
Friday
3
  • EA PMI Composite (Jan2012_F) 50.4
  • EA PMI Services (Jan2012_F) 50.4
  • EA Retail Sales (Dec2011) -1.6% y-o-y
  • GER PMI Composite (Jan2012) 53.9
  • GER PMI Services (Jan2012_F) 53.7
  • HKG PMI (Jan2012) 51.9
  • PRC Leading Index (Dec2011) 100.2
  • SIN PMI (Jan2012) 48.7
  • US Factory Orders (Dec2011) 1.1% m-o-m sa
  • US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Jan2012) 56.8
  • US Unemployment (Jan2012) 8.3%
  • VIE Exports (Jan2012) -8.3% y-o-y
  • VIE Imports (Jan2012) -17.2% y-o-y
  • VIE Retail Sales (Jan2012) 23.6% y-o-y
  • VIE Retail Sales (Jan2012) 23.6% y-o-y
  • VIE Trade Balance (Jan2012) -100.0Mn USD
Monday
6
  • GER Factory Orders (Dec2011) 0.0% y-o-y
  • INO Consumer Confidence (Jan2012) 119.2
  • TAP WPI (Jan2012) 4.3% y-o-y
Tuesday
7
  • GER IPI (Dec2011) 0.8% y-o-y
  • GER WPI (Feb2012) 3.0% y-o-y
  • INO GDP (Q42011) 6.5% y-o-y
  • JPN Leading Index (Dec2011_P) 94.3
  • PHI CPI (Jan2012) 3.9% y-o-y
  • PHI PPI (Dec2011) -0.9% y-o-y
  • TAP Imports (Jan2012) -11.9% y-o-y
  • THA Exports (Jan2012) -6.0% y-o-y
  • THA Imports (Jan2012) -4.2% y-o-y
  • THA PPI (Jan2012) 3.6% y-o-y
Wednesday
8
  • GER Trade Balance (Dec2011) 12900Mn EUR
Thursday
9
  • EA Monetary Policy (Feb2012) 1.00% (main refinancing operations)
  • INO IPI (Dec2011) 5.8% y-o-y
  • INO Monetary Policy (Feb2012) 5.75% (BI rate)
  • JPN Consumer Confidence (Jan2012) 39.6
  • JPN Machine Orders (Dec2011) -7.2% m-o-m saar
  • KOR Monetary Policy (Feb2012) 3.25% (base rate)
  • KOR PPI (Jan2012) 3.4% y-o-y
  • MAL IPI (Dec2011) 3.0% y-o-y
  • PRC CPI (Jan2012) 4.5% y-o-y
  • PRC PPI (Jan2012) 0.7% y-o-y
  • UKG Monetary Policy (Feb2012) 0.5% (bank rate)
  • US Jobless Claims (Jan W52012) 397.8Th
Friday
10
  • GER CPI (Jan2012_F) 2.1% y-o-y
  • IND IPI (Dec2011) 1.8% y-o-y
  • JPN PPI (Jan2012) 0.5% y-o-y (corporate goods price index)
  • MAL Exports (Dec2011) 6.1% y-o-y
  • MAL Imports (Dec2011) 10.4% y-o-y
  • MAL Trade Balance (Dec2011) 8309.8Mn MYR
  • PHI Exports (Dec2011) -20.7% y-o-y
  • PRC Exports (Jan2012) -0.5% y-o-y
  • PRC Imports (Jan2012) -15.0% y-o-y
  • PRC Trade Balance (Jan2012) 27277.9Mn USD
  • US Trade Balance (Dec2011) -48800Mn USD
  • VIE IPI (Jan2012) -2.6% y-o-y
Monday
13
  • JPN GDP (Q42011_P) -0.6% y-o-y
Tuesday
14
  • EA IPI (Dec2011) -2.0% y-o-y
  • EA ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (Feb2012) -49.1Pts
  • EA ZEW Survey (Economic Expectations) (Feb2012) -8.1Pts
  • GER ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (Feb2012) 40.3Pts
  • GER ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) (Feb2012) 5.4Pts
  • IND WPI (Jan2012) 6.6% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Dec2011_F) -4.3% y-o-y
  • JPN Monetary Policy (Feb2012) 0.1% (uncollateralized overnight call rate)
  • JPN Total Capacity Utilization (Dec2011_F) 108.8
  • US Retail Sales (Jan2012_A) 0.4% m-o-m saar
Wednesday
15
  • EA GDP (Q42011_A) 0.7% y-o-y sa
  • EA Trade Balance (Dec2011) 9700Mn EUR
  • GER GDP (Q42011_A) 1.5% y-o-y
  • KOR Unemployment (Jan2012) 3.5%
  • MAL GDP (Q42011_P) 5.2% y-o-y
  • SIN Retail Sales (Dec2011) 3.5% y-o-y (at constant prices)
  • US Housing Market Index (Feb2012) 29
  • US IPI (Jan2012) 3.4% y-o-y
  • US Total Capacity Utilization (Jan2012) 78.5
Thursday
16
  • SIN GDP (Q42011_F) 3.6% y-o-y
  • US Housing Starts (Jan2012) 1.5% m-o-m saar
  • US Jobless Claims (Feb W12012) 361.9Th
  • US PPI (Jan2012) 4.1% y-o-y
Friday
17
  • GER PPI (Jan2012) 3.4% y-o-y
  • SIN Electronic Exports (Jan2012) -11.0% y-o-y
  • SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Jan2012) -2.1% y-o-y
  • US CPI (Jan2012) 2.9% y-o-y
  • US Leading Indicator (Jan2012) 94.9
Monday
20
  • HKG CPI (Jan2012) 6.1% y-o-y
  • JPN Exports (Jan2012_P) -9.3% y-o-y
  • JPN Imports (Jan2012_P) 9.8% y-o-y
  • JPN Leading Index (Dec2011_F) 94.0
  • JPN Trade Balance (Dec2011_P) 1475005Mn JPY
  • THA GDP (Q42011) -9.0% y-o-y
Tuesday
21
  • HKG Unemployment (Jan2012_P) 3.2% sa
  • IND CPI (Jan2012) 7.7% y-o-y
  • MAL Unemployment (Dec2011) 3.1%
Wednesday
22
  • EA PMI Composite (Feb2012_P) 49.7
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Feb2012_P) 49.0
  • GER PMI Composite (Feb2012_P) 52.9
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Feb2012_P) 50.1
  • MAL CPI (Jan2012) 2.7% y-o-y
  • PRC PMI (Feb2012_P) 49.7
  • US Existing Home Sales (Jan2012) 4.3% m-o-m saar
Thursday
23
  • GER IFO Business Climate (Feb2012) 109.8
  • HKG Exports (Jan2012) -8.6% y-o-y (value)
  • HKG Imports (Jan2012) -10.5% y-o-y (value)
  • HKG Trade Balance (Jan2012) -8856Mn HKD
  • SIN CPI (Jan2012) 4.8% y-o-y
  • THA IPI (Jan2012)
  • US Jobless Claims (Feb W22012) 345.2Th
Friday
24
  • KOR Consumer Confidence (Feb2012) 100
  • SIN IPI (Jan2012) -8.8% y-o-y
  • US New Home Sales (Jan2012) -0.9% m-o-m saar
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Feb2012_F) 75.3
  • VIE CPI (Feb2012) 16.4% y-o-y
Monday
27
  • JPN Trade Balance (Jan2012) -1476882Mn JPY
  • US Pending Home Sales (Jan2012) 2.0% m-o-m saar
Tuesday
28
  • EA Business Climate Indicator (Feb2012) -0.18
  • EA Consumer Confidence (Feb2012_F) -20.3
  • EA Economic Sentiment (Feb2012) 94.4
  • PHI Imports (Dec2011) -6.5% y-o-y
  • PHI IPI (Dec2011) -7.8% y-o-y (volume)
  • PHI Retail Sales (Dec2011) -1.0% y-o-y (volume)
  • PHI Trade Balance (Dec2011) -1221Mn USD
  • US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Dec2011) -0.5% m-o-m sa
Wednesday
29
  • EA CPI (Jan2012) 2.6% y-o-y
  • GER Unemployment (Jan2012) 6.4%
  • IND GDP (Q42011) 6.1% y-o-y
  • JPN Housing Starts (Jan2012) -1.1% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Jan2012_P) -1.2% y-o-y
  • KOR IPI (Jan2012) -2.0% y-o-y
  • KOR Leading Index (Jan2012) 138.7
  • MAL PPI (Jan2012) 4.1% y-o-y (domestic economy)
  • SIN PPI (Jan2012) 8.0% y-o-y (domestic supply price)
  • THA Leading Index (Jan2012)
  • US Chicago PMI (Feb2012) 62.9 (business barometer)
  • US GDP (Q42011) 3.0% q-o-q saar
  • VIE Exports (Feb2012) 69.1% y-o-y
  • VIE Imports (Feb2012) 51.0% y-o-y
  • VIE Retail Sales (Feb2012) 24.5% y-o-y
  • VIE Trade Balance (Feb2012) -800.0Mn USD
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Sources: Bloomberg, CEIC, CESifo, Centre for European Economic Research, European Central Bank, European Commission, Eurostat, IMF, Institute for Supply Management, Institute for Supply Management (ISM Chicago), Markit Economics, National Association of Home Builders, National Association of Realtors, National sources, Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management, Standard & Poor's, The Conference Board, Thomson Reuters.

Legend:
AUS
Australia

PRC
China, People's Republic of

EA
Euro area

FRA
France

GER
Germany

HKG
Hong Kong, China

IND
India

INO
Indonesia

JPN
Japan

KAZ
Kazakhstan

KOR
Korea, Republic of

MAL
Malaysia

NZL
New Zealand

PAK
Pakistan

PHI
Philippines


SIN
Singapore

SRI
Sri Lanka

TAP
Taipei,China

THA
Thailand

US
United States

UKG
United Kingdom

VIE
Viet Nam