Economic calendar
February 2013
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1
- EA PMI Manufacturing (Jan2013_F)
47.9

- EA Unemployment (Dec2013) 11.7%
- GER PMI Manufacturing (Jan2013_F)
49.8

- IND PMI Manufacturing (Jan2013)
53.2

- INO Exports (Dec2012)
-9.8% y-o-y

- INO Imports (Dec2012)
-5.5% y-o-y

- INO PMI Manufacturing (Jan2013)
49.7

- INO Trade Balance (Dec2012)
-155.2Mn USD

- KOR Exports (Jan2013)
11.8% y-o-y

- KOR Imports (Jan2013)
3.9% y-o-y

- KOR PMI Manufacturing (Jan2013)
49.9

- KOR Trade Balance (Jan2013)
874Mn USD

- PRC PMI Manufacturing (Jan2013)
52.3

- TAP PMI Manufacturing (Jan2013)
51.5

- THA CPI (Jan2013)
- US Construction Spending (Dec2012)
2.0% m-o-m saar

- US ISM Mfg Index (Jan2013)
53.1

- US U. of Michigan Confidence (Jan2013_F)
73.8

- US Unemployment (Jan2013) 7.9%
Monday
4
- EA PPI (Dec2012)
2.1% y-o-y

- INO CPI (Jan2013)
4.6% y-o-y

- SIN PMI (Jan2013)
50.2

- THA CPI (Jan2013)
Tuesday
5
- EA PMI Composite (Jan2013_F)
48.6

- EA Retail Sales (Dec2012)
-3.4% y-o-y

- HKG PMI (Jan2013)
52.5

- INO GDP (Q42012)
6.1% y-o-y

- PHI CPI (Jan2013)
3.0% y-o-y

- TAP WPI (Jan2013)
-3.8% y-o-y

- US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Jan2013)
55.2

Wednesday
6
- JPN Machine Orders (Dec2012)
-1.6% m-o-m sa

- THA Consumer Confidence (Jan2013)
81.7

Thursday
7
- EA Monetary Policy (Feb2013)
0.75%
(main refinancing operations rate)

- GER IPI (Dec2012)
-9.1

- IND GDP (Q12013_A)
- JPN Leading Index (Dec2012_P)
- JPN Machine Orders (Jan2013)
-1.6% m-o-m sa

- JPN Trade Balance (Dec2012)
- MAL IPI (Dec2012)
- TAP Imports (Jan2013)
22.3% y-o-y

- TAP Trade Balance (Jan2013)
470.5Mn USD

- UKG Monetary Policy (Feb2013)
- US Jobless Claims (Jan W42013)
388.4Th

Friday
8
- GER Trade Balance (Dec2012)
12000Mn EUR

- MAL Exports (Dec2012)
-5.8% y-o-y

- MAL Imports (Dec2012)
-6.5% y-o-y

- MAL IPI (Dec2012)
- MAL Trade Balance (Dec2012)
8238.8Mn MYR

- PRC CPI (Jan2013)
- PRC Exports (Jan2013)
25.0% y-o-y

- PRC Imports (Jan2013)
29.0% y-o-y

- PRC PPI (Jan2013)
- PRC Trade Balance (Jan2013)
29146.3Mn USD

- US Trade Balance (Dec2012)
Monday
11
- INO Consumer Confidence (Jan2013)
- INO Monetary Policy (Feb2013) 1
- PHI Exports (Dec2012)
- PHI Monetary Policy (Dec2012)
- SIN GDP (Q42012_F) 2
Tuesday
12
- IND IPI (Dec2012)
- JPN Consumer Confidence (Jan2013)
- KOR Unemployment (Jan2013)
Wednesday
13
- EA IPI (Dec2012)
-2.4% y-o-y

- JPN GDP (Q42012_P)
- JPN Monetary Policy (Feb2013) 3
- KOR Monetary Policy (Jan2013)
- US Retail Sales (Jan2013)
Thursday
14
- EA GDP (Q42012)
- GER GDP (Q42013_F)
0.1% y-o-y

- IND WPI (Jan2013)
6.6% y-o-y

- JPN GDP (Q42012)
- JPN IPI (Dec2012_F)
-7.9% y-o-y

- US Jobless Claims (Feb W12013)
361.2Th

Friday
15
- EA Trade Balance (Dec2012)
11700Mn EUR

- INO IPI (Dec2012)
11.0% y-o-y

- JPN Total Capacity Utilization (Dec2012_F)
81.3

- PHI Remittances (Dec2012)
9.7% y-o-y
(cash remittances)

- SIN Retail Sales (Dec2012)
-3.0% y-o-y

- US IPI (Jan2013)
2.1% y-o-y sa

- US Total Capacity Utilization (Jan2013)
79.1% sa

Monday
18
- KOR PPI (Jan2013)
-1.6% y-o-y

- THA GDP (Q42012)
18.9% y-o-y

Tuesday
19
- EA ZEW Survey (Economic Expectations) (Feb2013)
42.4Pts

- GER ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) (Feb2013)
48.2Pts

- JPN Leading Index (Dec2012_F)
93.4

- MAL GDP (Q42012)
6.4% y-o-y

- US Housing Market Index (Feb2013)
46.0

Wednesday
20
- EA Consumer Confidence (Feb2013_A)
-23.6

- GER CPI (Jan2013)
1.7% y-o-y

- GER PPI (Jan2013_F)
1.7% y-o-y

- MAL CPI (Jan2013)
1.3% y-o-y

- THA Monetary Policy (Feb2013)
2.75%

- US Housing Starts (Jan2013)
-8.5% m-o-m saar

- US PPI (Jan2013)
1.4% y-o-y

Thursday
21
- EA PMI Composite (Feb2013_A)
47.3

- EA PMI Manufacturing (Feb2013_A)
47.8

- HKG Unemployment (Jan2013) 3.4% sa
- US CPI (Jan2013)
1.6% y-o-y

- US Existing Home Sales (Jan2013)
0.4% m-o-m saar

- US Jobless Claims (Feb W22013)
350.8Th

- US Leading Indicator (Jan2013)
94.1

Friday
22
- GER IFO Business Climate (Feb2013)
107.6

- HKG CPI (Jan2013)
3.0% y-o-y

- SIN Electronic Exports (Jan2013)
-4.1% y-o-y

- SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Jan2013)
0.5% y-o-y

Monday
25
- HKG Exports (Jan2013)
17.6% y-o-y

- HKG Imports (Jan2013)
23.9% y-o-y

- HKG Trade Balance (Jan2013)
-27463Mn HKD

- PHI Trade Balance (Dec2012)
-1275Mn USD

- SIN CPI (Jan2013)
3.6% y-o-y

- VIE CPI (Feb2013)
7.0% y-o-y

Tuesday
26
- PHI Imports (Dec2012)
13.2% y-o-y

- SIN IPI (Jan2013)
-0.4% y-o-y

- TAP Unemployment (Jan2013) 4.2%
- US Consumer Confidence (Feb2013)
69.6

- US Housing Prices (Dec2012)
0.6% m-o-m sa

- US New Home Sales (Jan2013)
15.6% m-o-m saar

- US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Dec2012)
0.2% m-o-m
(composite-20)

- VIE Exports (Feb2013)
-9.6% y-o-y

- VIE Imports (Feb2013)
-23.1% y-o-y

- VIE Retail Sales (Feb2013)
12.4% y-o-y

- VIE Trade Balance (Feb2013)
900.0Mn USD

Wednesday
27
- HKG GDP (Q42013)
2.5% y-o-y

- JPN Exports (Jan2013)
6.4% y-o-y

- JPN Imports (Jan2013)
7.3% y-o-y

- JPN Retail Sales (Jan2013)
-1.1% y-o-y

- JPN Trade Balance (Jan2013)
-1630927Mn JPY

- KOR Consumer Sentiment (Feb2013)
102.0

- TAP IPI (Jan2013)
19.2% y-o-y

- TAP Leading Index (Jan2013)
137.3

- THA Exports (Jan2013)
16.1% y-o-y

- THA Imports (Jan2013)
40.9% y-o-y

- THA Trade Balance (Jan2013)
-5486.8Mn USD

- US Durable Goods Orders (Jan2013)
-5.2% m-o-m sa

- US Pending Home Sales (Jan2013)
4.5% m-o-m saar

- VIE IPI (Feb2013)
-10.1%

Thursday
28
- EA Business Climate Indicator (Feb2013)
-0.7

- EA CPI (Jan2013)
2.0% y-o-y

- EA Economic Sentiment (Feb2013)
91.1

- IND GDP (Q42012)
4.5% y-o-y
(at factor cost)

- JPN Housing Starts (Jan2013)
5.0% y-o-y

- JPN IPI (Jan2013_P)
-5.1% y-o-y

- THA Business Sentiment Index (Jan2013)
51.1

- THA IPI (Jan2013)
10.1% y-o-y

- THA Total Capacity Utilization (Jan2013)
67.1

- US Chicago PMI (Feb2013)
56.8

- US GDP (Q42012)
0.1% q-o-q saar
(second estimate)

- US Jobless Claims (Feb W32013)
307.6Th

Friday
Sources: Bloomberg, Bloomberg, CEIC, Centre for European Economic Research, European Central Bank, Eurostat, IMF, Institute for Supply Management, Markit Economics, National sources, Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management, Standard & Poor's, The Conference Board, Thomson Reuters.
Legend:
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