Economic calendar

September 2012

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Monday
3
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Aug2012_F) 45.1
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Aug2012_F) 44.7
  • IND Exports (Jul2012) -14.8% y-o-y
  • IND Imports (Jul2012) -7.6% y-o-y
  • IND PMI (Aug2012) 52.8
  • IND Trade Balance (Jul2012) -15493.2Mn USD
  • INO CPI (Aug2012) 4.6% y-o-y
  • INO Exports (Jul2012) -7.3% y-o-y
  • INO Imports (Jul2012) 0.7% y-o-y
  • INO PMI Manufacturing (Aug2012) 51.6
  • INO Trade Balance (Jul2012) -176.5Mn USD
  • KOR CPI (Aug2012) 1.2% y-o-y
  • KOR Exports (Aug2012) -6.2% y-o-y
  • KOR Imports (Aug2012) -9.8% y-o-y
  • KOR PMI Manufacturing (Aug2012) 47.5
  • KOR Trade Balance (Aug2012) 2040.0Mn USD
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Aug2012) 47.6
  • TAP PMI Manufacturing (Aug2012) 46.1
  • THA CPI (Aug2012) 2.7% y-o-y
  • THA PPI (Aug2012) 0.1% y-o-y
  • VIE PMI Manufacturing (Aug2012) 47.9
Tuesday
4
  • EA PPI (Jul2012) 1.8% y-o-y
  • SIN PMI (Aug2012) 49.1
  • US Construction Spending (Jul2012) -0.9% m-o-m saar
  • US ISM Mfg Index (Aug2012) 49.6
Wednesday
5
  • EA PMI Composite (Aug2012_F) 46.3
  • EA Retail Sales (Jul2012) -1.7% y-o-y
  • HKG PMI (Aug2012) 50.5
  • PHI CPI (Aug2012) 3.8% y-o-y
  • PHI PPI (Jul2012) -0.3% y-o-y
  • TAP WPI (Aug2012) -0.9% y-o-y
Thursday
6
  • EA GDP (Q22012_R) -0.5% y-o-y sa (second estimate)
  • EA Monetary Policy (Sep2012) 0.75% (main refinancing operations rate)
  • UKG Monetary Policy (Sep2012) 0.5%
  • US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Aug2012) 53.7
  • US Jobless Claims (Aug W42012) 307.8Th
Friday
7
  • GER IPI (Jul2012)
  • GER Trade Balance (Jul2012) 16900Bn EUR
  • JPN Leading Index (Jul2012_P) 91.8
  • MAL Exports (Jul2012) -1.9% y-o-y
  • MAL Imports (Jul2012) 9.5% y-o-y
  • MAL Trade Balance (Jul2012) 3613.1Mn MYR
  • TAP Exports (Aug2012) -4.2% y-o-y
  • US Unemployment (Aug2012) 8.1%
Monday
10
  • JPN Consumer Confidence (Aug2012)
  • JPN GDP (Q22012_R) 3.2% y-o-y
  • KOR PPI (Aug2012) 0.3% y-o-y
  • MAL IPI (Jul2012) 1.4% y-o-y
  • PRC CPI (Aug2012) 2.0% y-o-y
  • PRC Exports (Aug2012) 2.7% y-o-y
  • PRC Fixed Asset Investment (Aug2012) 20.2% y-o-y (year-to-date)
  • PRC Imports (Aug2012) -2.7% y-o-y
  • PRC IPI (Aug2012)
  • PRC PPI (Aug2012) -3.5% y-o-y
  • PRC Retail Sales (Aug2012) 13.2% y-o-y
  • PRC Trade Balance (Aug2012) 26660.5Mn USD
Tuesday
11
  • INO IPI (Jul2012) -0.3% y-o-y
  • PHI Exports (Jul2012_P) 7.8% y-o-y
  • US Trade Balance (Jul2012) -70735Mn USD
Wednesday
12
  • EA IPI (Jul2012) -2.3% y-o-y sa
  • GER CPI (Aug2012_F) 2.1% y-o-y
  • IND IPI (Jul2012) 0.1% y-o-y
  • IND IPI (Jul2012)
  • JPN Machine Orders (Jul2012) -2.6% m-o-m sa
Thursday
13
  • INO Monetary Policy (Sep2012) 5.75%
  • KOR Monetary Policy (Jul2012) 3.0%
  • US Jobless Claims (Sep W12012) 297.4Th
  • US Monetary Policy (Sep2012) 0.25% (federal funds rate)
  • US PPI (Aug2012) 2.0% y-o-y
Friday
14
  • EA CPI (Aug2012) 2.6% y-o-y
  • IND WPI (Aug2012) 7.6% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Jul2012_F) -0.8% y-o-y
  • JPN Total Capacity Utilization (Jul2012_F) 106.6
  • SIN Retail Sales (Jul2012) -4.8% y-o-y
  • US CPI (Aug2012) 1.7% y-o-y
  • US IPI (Aug2012) 2.8% y-o-y sa
  • US Retail Sales (Aug2012) 0.9% m-o-m sa
  • US Total Capacity Utilization (Aug2012) 78.2% sa
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Sep2012_P)
Monday
17
  • EA Trade Balance (Jul2012) 15600Mn EUR
  • PHI Remittances (Jul2012_P) 5.4% y-o-y (cash remittances)
  • SIN Electronic Exports (Aug2012) -11.0% y-o-y
  • SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Aug2012) -11.0% y-o-y
Tuesday
18
  • EA ZEW Survey (Economic Expectations) (Sep2012) -3.8Pts
  • GER ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) (Sep2012) -18.2Pts
  • HKG Unemployment (Aug2012) 3.2% sa
  • US Housing Market Index (Sep2012) 40
Wednesday
19
  • JPN Leading Index (Jul2012_F) 93.0
  • JPN Monetary Policy (Sep2012) 0.1% (uncollateralized overnight call rate)
  • MAL CPI (Aug2012) 1.4% y-o-y
  • US Existing Home Sales (Aug2012) 7.8% m-o-m saar
  • US Housing Starts (Aug2012)
Thursday
20
  • EA Consumer Confidence (Sep2012_A)
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Sep2012_A) 46.0
  • GER PPI (Aug2012) 1.6% y-o-y
  • HKG CPI (Aug2012) 3.7% y-o-y
  • JPN Exports (Aug2012) -5.8% y-o-y
  • JPN Imports (Aug2012) -5.4% y-o-y
  • JPN Trade Balance (Aug2012) -754127Mn JPY
  • US Jobless Claims (Sep W22012) 327.8Th
  • US Leading Indicator (Aug2012) 95.7
Friday
21
  • GER IFO Business Climate (Aug2012) 102.3
Monday
24
  • SIN CPI (Aug2012) 3.9% y-o-y sa
  • TAP Unemployment (Aug2012) 4.4%
  • VIE CPI (Sep2012) 6.5% y-o-y
  • VIE Exports (Sep2012) 22.1% y-o-y
  • VIE Imports (Sep2012) 3.8% y-o-y
  • VIE Trade Balance (Sep2012) -100Mn USD
Tuesday
25
  • HKG Exports (Aug2012) 0.6% y-o-y
  • HKG Imports (Aug2012) 0.9% y-o-y
  • HKG Trade Balance (Aug2012) -36000Mn HKD
  • KOR Consumer Sentiment (Sep2012) 99
  • PHI Imports (Jul2012) -0.8% y-o-y
  • PHI Trade Balance (Jul2012) -236.0Mn USD
  • THA Exports (Aug2012) -6.9% y-o-y
  • THA Imports (Aug2012) -8.8% y-o-y
  • THA Trade Balance (Aug2012) -1020.7Mn USD
  • US Consumer Confidence (Sep2012)
  • US Housing Prices (Jul2012) 0.2% m-o-m sa
  • US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Jul2012) 1.6% m-o-m (Composite-20)
  • VIE GDP (Q32012) 1
  • VIE IPI (Sep2012) 1
Wednesday
26
  • GER CPI (Aug2012_F) 2.1% y-o-y
  • SIN IPI (Aug2012) -2.2% y-o-y
  • US New Home Sales (Aug2012) -0.3% m-o-m saar
Thursday
27
  • EA Business Confidence (Sep2012) -1.3Pts
  • EA Economic Sentiment (Sep2012) 85.0Pts
  • TAP Leading Index (Aug2012) 130.1
  • US Durable Goods Orders (Aug2012) -13.2% m-o-m sa
  • US Jobless Claims (Sep W32012) 300.7Th
  • US Pending Home Sales (Aug2012) -2.6% m-o-m saar
  • VIE Retail Sales (Sep2012) 18.2% y-o-y
Friday
28
  • JPN CPI (Aug2012) -0.4% y-o-y
  • JPN Housing Starts (Aug2012) -5.5% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Aug2012_P) -4.3% y-o-y
  • PRC Leading Index (Aug2012) 99.6
  • THA Business Sentiment Index (Aug2012) 50.2
  • THA IPI (Aug2012) -11.3% y-o-y
  • THA Total Capacity Utilization (Aug2012) 65.4
  • US Chicago PMI (Sep2012) 51.4
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Sep2012_F) 78.3


Sources: Bloomberg, CEIC, CESifo, European Central Bank, European Commission, Eurostat, IMF, Institute for Supply Management, Institute for Supply Management (ISM Chicago), Markit Economics, National Association of Realtors, National sources, Standard & Poor's, 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