Economic calendar
August 2013
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
- EA Monetary Policy (Aug2013)
0.5%
(interest rate)

- EA PMI Manufacturing (Jul2013_F)
50.3

- GER PMI Manufacturing (Jul2013_F)
50.7

- HKG Retail Sales (Jun2013)
13.4% y-o-y

- IND PMI Manufacturing (Jul2013)
50.1

- INO Consumer Confidence (Jul2013) 1
- INO CPI (Jul2013)
8.6% y-o-y

- INO Exports (Jun2013)
-4.5% y-o-y

- INO Imports (Jun2013)
-6.8% y-o-y

- INO IPI (Jun2013)
3.4% y-o-y

- INO PMI Manufacturing (Jul2013)
50.7

- INO Trade Balance (Jun2013)
-846.6Mn USD

- KOR CPI (Jul2013)
1.4% y-o-y

- KOR Exports (Jul2013)
2.6% y-o-y

- KOR Imports (Jul2013)
2.7% y-o-y

- KOR PMI Manufacturing (Jul2013)
47.2

- KOR Trade Balance (Jul2013)
2713.0Mn USD

- PRC PMI Manufacturing (Jul2013)
47.7

- SIN PMI (Jul2013)
51.8

- TAP PMI Manufacturing (Jul2013)
48.6

- THA CPI (Jul2013)
2.0% y-o-y

- UKG Monetary Policy (Aug2013)
- US Construction Spending (Jun2013)
-0.4% m-o-m saar

- US ISM Mfg Index (Jul2013)
55.4

- US Jobless Claims (Jul W42013)
326.0Th

- US PMI (Jul2013_F)
53.7

- VIE PMI Manufacturing (Jul2013)
48.5

Friday
2
- EA IPI (Jun2013)
0.3% y-o-y

- EA PPI (Jun2013)
-0.1% y-o-y

- INO GDP (Q22013)
5.8% y-o-y

- US Unemployment (Jul2013)
7.7%

Monday
5
- EA Retail Sales (Jun2013)
-0.8% y-o-y
(volume)

- HKG PMI (Jul2013)
49.7

- MAL Exports (Jun2013)
-6.9% y-o-y

- MAL Imports (Jun2013)
1.3% y-o-y

- MAL Trade Balance (Jun2013)
4316.6Mn MYR

- SIN GDP (Q22013_F)
2 3.8% y-o-y

- TAP CPI (Jul2013)
0.1% y-o-y

- TAP WPI (Jul2013)
-2.1% y-o-y

- US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Jul2013)
56.0

Tuesday
6
- JPN Leading Indicator (Jun2013_P)
107.0

- PHI CPI (Jul2013)
2.5% y-o-y

- THA Consumer Confidence (Jul2013)
80.3

- US Trade Balance (Jun2013)
-49297Mn USD

Wednesday
7
- GER IPI (Jun2013)
-0.9% y-o-y

- GER WPI (Jul2013)
3 0.0% y-o-y

- MAL IPI (Jun2013)
3.3% y-o-y

- MAL Retail Sales (Q22013)
8.0% y-o-y

Thursday
8
- GER Exports (Jun2013)
-2.1% y-o-y

- GER Imports (Jun2013)
-1.3% y-o-y

- JPN Monetary Policy (Aug2013)
60.0Tn JPY
(annual increase in monetary base)

- PRC Exports (Jul2013)
5.1% y-o-y

- PRC Imports (Jul2013)
10.8% y-o-y

- PRC Trade Balance (Jul2013)
17818.0Mn USD

- TAP Exports (Jul2013)
1.6% y-o-y

- TAP Imports (Jul2013)
-7.6% y-o-y

- TAP Trade Balance (Jul2013)
3210.3Mn USD

- US Jobless Claims (Aug W12013)
335.0Th

Friday
9
- JPN Consumer Confidence (Jul2013)
44.0

- PRC CPI (Jul2013)
2.7% y-o-y

- PRC Fixed Asset Investment (Jul2013)
20.1%

- PRC IPI (Jul2013)
9.7% y-o-y

- PRC PPI (Jul2013)
-2.3% y-o-y

- PRC Retail Sales (Jul2013)
13.2% y-o-y

Monday
12
- IND CPI (Jul2013)
9.6% y-o-y

- IND Exports (Jul2013)
4 11.6% y-o-y

- IND Imports (Jul2013)
4 -6.2% y-o-y

- IND IPI (Jun2013)
-2.2% y-o-y

- JPN GDP (Q22013_P)
0.9% y-o-y

- JPN IPI (Jun2013_F)
-4.6% y-o-y

- JPN Total Capacity Utilization (Jun2013_F)
97.0

Tuesday
13
- EA ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) (Aug2013)
44.0

- GER CPI (Jul2013_F)
1.9% y-o-y

- GER ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) (Aug2013)
42.0

- JPN Machine Orders (Jun2013)
-14.3% y-o-y

- PHI Exports (Jun2013)
4.1% y-o-y

- PHI IPI (Jun2013)
10.0% y-o-y

Wednesday
14
- EA GDP (Q22013_A)
-0.7% y-o-y

- GER GDP (Q22013_P)
0.9% y-o-y

- IND WPI (Jul2013)
5.8% y-o-y

- US PPI (Jul2013)
2.1% y-o-y

Thursday
15
- INO Monetary Policy (Aug2013)
6.5%
(BI Rate)

- PHI Remittances (Jun2013)
5.7% y-o-y

- SIN Retail Sales (Jun2013)
-3.9% y-o-y

- US CPI (Jul2013)
2.0% y-o-y

- US Housing Market Index (Aug2013)
58.0

- US IPI (Jul2013)
1.4% y-o-y sa

- US Jobless Claims (Aug W22013)
322.0Th

- US Total Capacity Utilization (Jul2013)
77.6%

Friday
16
- EA CPI (Jul2013_F)
1.6% y-o-y

- EA Trade Balance (Jun2013)
16487.5Mn EUR

- HKG GDP (Q22013)
4.0% y-o-y

- KOR PPI (Jul2013)
-0.9% y-o-y

- SIN Electronic Exports (Jul2013)
-11.1% y-o-y

- SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Jul2013)
-1.9% y-o-y

- US Housing Starts (Jul2013)
5.7% m-o-m saar

- US U. of Michigan Confidence (Aug2013_P)
Monday
19
- JPN Exports (Jul2013)
12.2% y-o-y

- JPN Imports (Jul2013)
19.6% y-o-y

- JPN Leading Indicator (Jun2013_F)
107.2

- JPN Trade Balance (Jul2013)
-1027944.3Mn JPY

- THA GDP (Q22013)
2.8% y-o-y

Tuesday
20
- GER IFO Business Climate (Aug2013)
107.5

- GER PPI (Jul2013)
0.5% y-o-y

- HKG CPI (Jul2013)
6.9% y-o-y

- TAP Exports (Jul2013)
1.6% y-o-y

Wednesday
21
- MAL CPI (Jul2013)
2.0% y-o-y

- MAL GDP (Q22013)
4.3% y-o-y

- THA Monetary Policy (Aug2013)
2.50%
(policy interest rates)

- US Existing Home Sales (Jul2013)
6.5% m-o-m saar

Thursday
22
- EA PMI Composite (Aug2013_A)
51.7

- EA PMI Manufacturing (Aug2013_A)
51.3

- EA PMI Services (Aug2013_A)
51.0

- GER PMI Manufacturing (Aug2013_A)
52.0

- GER PMI Services (Aug2013_A)
52.4

- PRC PMI Manufacturing (Aug2013)
50.1

- TAP Unemployment (Jul2013)
4.25%

- US Housing Prices (Jun2013)
0.6% m-o-m sa

- US Jobless Claims (Aug W32013)
337.0Th

- US Leading Indicator (Jul2013)
- US PMI (Aug2013_P)
53.9

Friday
23
- EA Consumer Confidence (Aug2013_A)
- GER GDP (Q22013_F)
- SIN CPI (Jul2013)
1.9% y-o-y

- TAP GDP (Q22013_F)
2.5% y-o-y

- TAP IPI (Jul2013)
2.1% y-o-y

- US New Home Sales (Jul2013)
-13.4% m-o-m saar

Monday
26
- SIN IPI (Jul2013)
2.7% y-o-y

- US Durable Goods Orders (Jul2013)
- VIE CPI (Aug2013)
7.5% y-o-y

- VIE Exports (Aug2013)
5 11.6% y-o-y

- VIE Imports (Aug2013)
5 15.0% y-o-y

- VIE IPI (Aug2013)
5 4.4% y-o-y

- VIE Retail Sales (Aug2013)
5 13.5% y-o-y

- VIE Trade Balance (Aug2013)
5 -300.0Mn USD

Tuesday
27
- GER Retail Sales (Jul2013)
6 2.9% y-o-y

- HKG Exports (Jul2013)
10.6% y-o-y

- HKG Imports (Jul2013)
8.3% y-o-y

- HKG Trade Balance (Jul2013)
-37151.7Mn HKD

- KOR Consumer Confidence (Aug2013)
105.0

- PHI Imports (Jun2013)
-4.8% y-o-y

- PHI Trade Balance (Jun2013)
-369.6Mn USD

- TAP Leading Indicator (Jul2013)
102.8

- US Consumer Confidence (Aug2013)
81.5

- US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Jun2013)
2.2% m-o-m
(Composite-20)

Wednesday
28
- PRC Leading Indicator (Jul2013) 7
- THA IPI (Jul2013)
-4.5% y-o-y

- THA Total Capacity Utilization (Jul2013)
64.5

- US Pending Home Sales (Jul2013)
-1.3% m-o-m saar

Thursday
29
- GER CPI (Aug2013_P)
1.5% y-o-y

- JPN Retail Sales (Jul2013)
-0.3% y-o-y

- PHI GDP (Q22013)
7.5% y-o-y

- US GDP (Q22013)
2.5% q-o-q saar

- US Jobless Claims (Aug W42013)
331Th

Friday
30
- EA Business Climate Indicator (Aug2013)
-0.21

- EA Consumer Confidence (Aug2013_F)
-15.6

- EA CPI (Aug2013_A)
1.3% y-o-y

- EA Economic Confidence (Aug2013_F)
95.2

- IND GDP (Q22013)
4.4% y-o-y

- JPN Housing Starts (Jul2013)
12.0% y-o-y

- JPN IPI (Jul2013_P)
1.8% y-o-y

- JPN PMI Manufacturing (Aug2013)
52.2

- KOR IPI (Jul2013)
1.5% y-o-y

- THA Business Sentiment Index (Jul2013)
48.3

- THA Exports (Jul2013)
-1.5% y-o-y

- THA Imports (Jul2013)
1.1% y-o-y

- THA Trade Balance (Jul2013)
-2281.3Mn USD

- US Chicago PMI (Aug2013)
53.1

- US Personal Spending (Jul2013)
- US U. of Michigan Confidence (Aug2013_F)
82.1

Sources: Bloomberg, Bloomberg, CEIC, European Central Bank, Eurostat, IMF, Markit Economics, National sources, Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management, Standard & Poor's.
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