Economic calendar

December 2012

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Monday
3
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Nov2012_F) 46.8
  • IND PMI (Nov2012) 53.7
  • INO CPI (Nov2012) 4.3% y-o-y
  • INO Exports (Oct2012) -7.6% y-o-y
  • INO Imports (Oct2012) 10.8% y-o-y
  • INO PMI (Nov2012) 51.5
  • INO Trade Balance (Oct2012) -1547.0Mn USD
  • KOR CPI (Nov2012) 1.6% y-o-y
  • KOR Exports (Nov2012) 3.9% y-o-y
  • KOR Imports (Nov2012) 0.7% y-o-y
  • KOR PMI (Nov2012) 48.2
  • KOR Trade Balance (Nov2012) 4475.0Mn USD
  • PRC PMI (Nov2012) 50.5
  • TAP PMI (Nov2012) 47.4
  • THA CPI (Nov2012) 2.7% y-o-y
  • THA PPI (Nov2012) 0.6% y-o-y
  • US Construction Spending (Oct2012) 1.4% m-o-m saar
  • US ISM Mfg Index (Nov2012) 49.5
  • VIE PMI Manufacturing (Nov2012) 50.5
Tuesday
4
  • EA PPI (Oct2012) 2.6% y-o-y
  • INO IPI (Sep2012) 9.0% y-o-y
  • SIN PMI (Nov2012) 48.8
  • THA Consumer Confidence (Nov2012) 79.1
Wednesday
5
  • EA PMI Composite (Nov2012_F)
  • EA Retail Sales (Oct2012) -3.6% y-o-y
  • HKG PMI (Nov2012)
  • PHI CPI (Nov2012) 2.8% y-o-y
  • PHI PPI (Oct2012) -2.7% y-o-y
  • TAP WPI (Nov2012) -3.9% y-o-y
  • US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Nov2012) 54.7
Thursday
6
  • EA GDP (Q32012_R) -0.6% y-o-y sa (second estimate)
  • EA Monetary Policy (Dec2012) 0.75% (main refinancing operations rate)
  • KOR GDP (Q32012_F)
  • UKG Monetary Policy (Dec2012) 0.5% (bank rate)
  • US Jobless Claims (Nov W42012) 498.6Th
Friday
7
  • GER IPI (Oct2012) 3.1% y-o-y
  • JPN Leading Index (Oct2012_P) 92.5
  • MAL Exports (Oct2012) -3.2% y-o-y
  • MAL Imports (Oct2012) 5.7% y-o-y
  • MAL Trade Balance (Oct2012) 9582.4Mn MYR
  • TAP Exports (Nov2012) 0.9% y-o-y
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Dec2012_P)
  • US Unemployment (Nov2012) 7.7%
Monday
10
  • EA Business Confidence (Dec2012)
  • GER Trade Balance (Oct2012) 15800Mn EUR
  • JPN Consumer Confidence (Nov2012) 39.0
  • JPN GDP (Q32012_F) 0.5% y-o-y (second preliminary)
  • KOR PPI (Nov2012) -0.2% y-o-y
  • PRC Exports (Nov2012) 2.8% y-o-y
  • PRC Imports (Nov2012) -0.1% y-o-y
  • PRC Trade Balance (Nov2012) 19633.3Mn USD
Tuesday
11
  • EA ZEW Survey (Economic Expectations) (Dec2012) 7.6Pts
  • GER ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (Dec2012)
  • GER ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) (Dec2012) 6.9Pts
  • IND Exports (Nov2012) -4.2% y-o-y
  • IND Imports (Nov2012) 6.4% y-o-y
  • IND Trade Balance (Nov2012) -19287.3Mn USD
  • INO Monetary Policy (Dec2012) 5.75% (BI rate)
  • MAL IPI (Oct2012)
  • PHI Exports (Oct2012_P) 6.1% y-o-y
  • PRC CPI (Nov2012) 2.0% y-o-y
  • PRC Fixed Asset Investment (Nov2012) 20.7% y-o-y (year-to-date)
  • PRC IPI (Nov2012) 10.1% y-o-y
  • PRC PPI (Nov2012) -2.2% y-o-y
  • PRC Retail Sales (Nov2012) 14.9% y-o-y
  • US Trade Balance (Oct2012) -64634Mn USD
Wednesday
12
  • EA IPI (Oct2012) -3.6% y-o-y
  • GER CPI (Nov2012_F) 1.9% y-o-y
  • IND IPI (Oct2012) 8.2% y-o-y
  • JPN Machine Orders (Oct2012) -1.6% m-o-m sa
  • KOR Unemployment (Nov2012) 2.8%
  • SIN Retail Sales (Oct2012) -1.0% y-o-y
Thursday
13
  • KOR Monetary Policy (Dec2012) 2.75% (base rate)
  • US Jobless Claims (Dec W12012) 428.8Th
  • US PPI (Nov2012) 1.5% y-o-y
  • US Retail Sales (Nov2012_A) 0.3% m-o-m sa
Friday
14
  • EA CPI (Nov2012_P) 2.2% y-o-y
  • IND WPI (Nov2012_P) 7.2% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Oct2012_F) -4.5% y-o-y
  • JPN Total Capacity Utilization (Oct2012_F) 106.6
  • PHI IPI (Oct2012) 22.2% y-o-y
  • PHI Retail Sales (Oct2012) 10.1% y-o-y
  • SIN Unemployment (Q32012_F) 1.9% sa
  • US CPI (Nov2012) 1.8% y-o-y
  • US IPI (Nov2012_P) 2.5% y-o-y sa
  • US Total Capacity Utilization (Nov2012_P) 78.4%
Monday
17
  • EA Trade Balance (Oct2012) 10200Mn EUR
  • PHI Remittances (Oct2012_P) 8.5% y-o-y
  • SIN Electronic Exports (Nov2012) -16.5% y-o-y
  • SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Nov2012) -2.5% y-o-y
  • SIN Trade Balance (Nov2012)
Tuesday
18
  • HKG Unemployment (Nov2012) 3.4% sa
  • IND Monetary Policy (Dec2012) 8.0% (repo rate)
  • PHI Unemployment (Oct2012) 6.8%
  • US Housing Market Index (Dec2012) 47
Wednesday
19
  • GER IFO Business Climate (Dec2012) 102.4
  • JPN Exports (Nov2012)
  • JPN Imports (Nov2012)
  • JPN Trade Balance (Nov2012)
  • MAL CPI (Nov2012) 1.3% y-o-y
  • US Housing Starts (Nov2012) -3.0% m-o-m saar
Thursday
20
  • EA Consumer Confidence (Dec2012_A)
  • EA PMI Composite (Dec2012_A) 1
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Dec2012_A) 1
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Dec2012_A) 1
  • GER PPI (Nov2012)
  • HKG CPI (Nov2012)
  • JPN Monetary Policy (Dec2012)
  • US Existing Home Sales (Nov2012)
  • US GDP (Q32012)
  • US Housing Prices (Oct2012)
  • US Jobless Claims (Dec W22012)
  • US Leading Indicator (Nov2012)
Friday
21
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Dec2012_F) 72.9
Monday
24
  • SIN CPI (Nov2012) 3.6% y-o-y
  • TAP IPI (Nov2012)
  • TAP Unemployment (Nov2012) 4.3%
  • US Durable Goods Orders (Nov2012)
  • VIE CPI (Dec2012) 6.8% y-o-y
  • VIE Exports (Dec2012) 14.4% y-o-y
  • VIE Imports (Dec2012) 13.3% y-o-y
  • VIE Retail Sales (Dec2012) 10.5% y-o-y
  • VIE Trade Balance (Dec2012) -200.0Mn USD
Tuesday
25
  • VIE IPI (Dec2012) 5.9% y-o-y
Wednesday
26
  • KOR Consumer Confidence (Dec2012)
  • SIN IPI (Nov2012) 3.1% y-o-y
  • THA Exports (Nov2012) 26.9% y-o-y
  • THA Imports (Nov2012) 24.5% y-o-y
  • THA PMI Manufacturing (Nov2012) 2
  • THA Trade Balance (Nov2012) -1454.2Mn USD
  • US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Oct2012)
Thursday
27
  • GER CPI (Dec2012_P) 3
  • HKG Exports (Nov2012)
  • HKG Imports (Nov2012)
  • HKG Trade Balance (Nov2012)
  • PHI Trade Balance (Oct2012)
  • PRC Leading Index (Nov2012) 4
  • TAP Leading Index (Nov2012)
  • THA IPI (Nov2012) 83.3% y-o-y (value-added production index)
  • THA Total Capacity Utilization (Nov2012) 68.6
  • US Consumer Sentiment (Dec2012)
  • US Jobless Claims (Dec W32012)
  • US New Home Sales (Nov2012)
  • VIE GDP (Q42012) 5.4% y-o-y
Friday
28
  • JPN IPI (Nov2012_P) -5.8% y-o-y
  • JPN PMI Manufacturing (Dec2012)
  • JPN Retail Sales (Nov2012_P) 1.3% y-o-y
  • KOR IPI (Nov2012_P) 2.9% y-o-y
  • KOR Leading Index (Nov2012_P) 144.9
  • PHI Imports (Oct2012_P) 4.3% y-o-y
  • PHI Trade Balance (Oct2012_P) -832.0Mn USD
  • SIN PPI (Nov2012) -4.9% y-o-y (domestic supply price)
  • THA Business Sentiment Index (Nov2012)
  • US Chicago PMI (Dec2012) 49.0
  • US Pending Home Sales (Nov2012) 1.7% m-o-m saar
Monday
31
  • KOR CPI (Dec2012)
  • MAL PPI (Nov2012)
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Dec2012) 51.5
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Sources: Bloomberg, CEIC, CESifo, Centre for European Economic Research, European Central Bank, 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, 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