Economic calendar

March 2014

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Monday
3
  • AUS Current Account (Q42013) -11223.0Mn AUD
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Feb2014_F) 53.2
  • EA Unemployment (Jan2014) 12%
  • FRA PMI Manufacturing (Feb2014_F) 49.7
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Feb2014_F) 54.8
  • HKG Retail Sales (Jan2014) 16.8% y-o-y
  • IND PMI Manufacturing (Feb2014) 52.5
  • INO CPI (Feb2014) 7.7% y-o-y
  • INO Exports (Jan2014) -5.8% y-o-y
  • INO Imports (Jan2014) -3.5% y-o-y
  • INO PMI Manufacturing (Feb2014) 50.5
  • INO Trade Balance (Jan2014) -430.6Mn USD
  • KAZ CPI (Feb2014) 5.4% y-o-y
  • KAZ PPI (Feb2014) -0.3%
  • KOR CPI (Feb2014) 1.0% y-o-y
  • KOR PMI Manufacturing (Feb2014) 49.8
  • PAK CPI (Feb2014) 7.9% y-o-y
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Feb2014) 48.5
  • SIN PMI (Feb2014) 50.9
  • TAP PMI Manufacturing (Feb2014) 54.7
  • THA CPI (Feb2014) 2.0% y-o-y
  • UKG PMI Manufacturing (Feb2014) 56.9
  • US Construction Spending (Jan2014) 0.5% m-o-m saar
  • US ISM Mfg Index (Feb2014) 53.2
  • US PMI (Feb2014_F) 57.1
  • VIE PMI Manufacturing (Feb2014) 51.0
Tuesday
4
  • AUS Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 2.5% (cash rate)
  • EA PPI (Jan2014) -1.5% y-o-y
  • JPN PMI Services (Feb2014) 49.3
  • NZL Unemployment (Q42013)
  • PHI CPI (Feb2014) 4.1% y-o-y
  • PRC PMI Services (Feb2014) 49.8
  • SRI Exports (Jan2014) 23.2% y-o-y
  • SRI Imports (Jan2014) 8.2% y-o-y
  • SRI Trade Balance (Jan2014) -755.9Mn USD
  • TAP CPI (Feb2014) -0.05% y-o-y
  • TAP WPI (Feb2014) -0.5% y-o-y
Wednesday
5
  • AUS Current Account (Q42014) -11223.0Mn AUD
  • EA GDP (Q42013_P) 0.4% y-o-y
  • EA PMI Composite (Feb2014_F) 53.3
  • EA PMI Services (Feb2014_F) 52.6
  • EA Retail Sales (Jan2014) 1.1% y-o-y
  • FRA PMI Services (Feb2014_F) 47.2
  • GER PMI Services (Feb2014_F) 55.9
  • HKG PMI Manufacturing (Feb2014) 53.3
  • IND PMI Services (Feb2014) 48.8
  • PAK Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 10.0%
  • SRI Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 6.5% (Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR))
  • TAP Exports (Feb2014) 7.9% y-o-y
  • TAP Imports (Feb2014) 4.9% y-o-y
  • TAP Trade Balance (Feb2014) 1571.8Mn USD
  • UKG PMI Services (Feb2014) 58.2
  • US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Feb2014) 51.6
  • US PMI Services (Feb2014) 53.3
Thursday
6
  • EA Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 0.25% (interest rate)
  • FRA Unemployment (Q42013) 10.8% q-o-q sa
  • MAL Exports (Jan2014) 12.2% y-o-y
  • MAL Imports (Jan2014) 7.2% y-o-y
  • MAL Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 3.0% (overnight policy rate)
  • MAL Trade Balance (Jan2014) 6355.1Mn MYR
  • UKG Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 0.5% (interest rate)
  • US Jobless Claims (Feb W42014) 323.0Th
Friday
7
  • FRA Trade Balance (Jan2014) -7771.0Mn EUR
  • GER IPI (Jan2014) -2.0% y-o-y
  • JPN Leading Index (Jan2014_P) 112.2
  • PRC Exports (Feb2014) -18.1% y-o-y
  • PRC Imports (Feb2014) 10.4% y-o-y
  • PRC Trade Balance (Feb2014) -22988.8Mn USD
  • US Trade Balance (Jan2014) -57946.0Mn USD
  • US Unemployment (Feb2014) 7.0%
Monday
10
  • FRA IPI (Jan2014) -1.2% y-o-y
  • IND Exports (Feb2014) -3.7% y-o-y
  • IND Imports (Feb2014) -17.1% y-o-y
  • IND Trade Balance (Feb2014) -8130.2Mn USD
  • JPN Consumer Confidence (Feb2014) 38.2
  • JPN Current Account (Jan2014)
  • KAZ IPI (Feb2014) -0.7% y-o-y
  • PAK Exports (Feb2014) 18.1% y-o-y
  • PAK Imports (Feb2014) 6.4% y-o-y
  • PAK Trade Balance (Feb2014) -1433.0Mn USD
  • PHI Exports (Jan2014) 9.3% y-o-y
Tuesday
11
  • GER Current Account (Jan2014)
  • GER Exports (Jan2014) 2.9% y-o-y
  • GER Imports (Jan2014) 1.5% y-o-y
  • GER Trade Balance (Jan2014) 15000.0Mn EUR
  • JPN Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 60Tn JPY (annual increase monetary base)
  • KOR Exports (Feb2014) 1.6% y-o-y
  • KOR Imports (Feb2014) 4.0% y-o-y
  • KOR Trade Balance (Feb2014) 926.0Mn USD
  • KOR Unemployment (Feb2014) 4.5%
Wednesday
12
  • AUS Unemployment (Feb2014) 6.8%
  • EA IPI (Jan2014) 2.2% y-o-y
  • IND CPI (Feb2014) 8.1% y-o-y
  • IND IPI (Jan2014) 0.1% y-o-y
  • JPN Machine Orders (Jan2014_F) 12.6% m-o-m sa
  • THA Consumer Confidence (Feb2014) 69.9
  • THA Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 2.25%
Thursday
13
  • FRA CPI (Feb2014) 1.1% y-o-y
  • HKG IPI (Q42013) 0.5% y-o-y
  • HKG PPI (Q42013) -5.5% y-o-y
  • INO Current Account (Q42013) -4017.7Mn USD
  • INO Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 7.5% (BI Rate)
  • KOR Leading Index (Jan2014) 121.2
  • KOR Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 2.5% (base rate)
  • MAL IPI (Jan2014) 3.7% y-o-y
  • NZL Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 2.75% (official cash rate)
  • PRC Fixed Asset Investment (Feb2014) 17.9% y-o-y
  • PRC IPI (Feb2014) 8.6% y-o-y
  • PRC Retail Sales (Feb2014) 11.8% y-o-y
  • SIN Unemployment (Q42013_F) 1.8% y-o-y sa
  • US Jobless Claims (Mar W12014) 315Th
  • US Retail Sales (Feb2014) 0.3% m-o-m sa
Friday
14
  • GER CPI (Feb2014_F) 1.2% y-o-y
  • IND WPI (Feb2014) 4.7% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Jan2014_F) 10.3% y-o-y
  • JPN Total Capacity Utilization (Jan2014_F)
  • SIN Retail Sales (Jan2014) 1.5% y-o-y
  • UKG Leading Index (Jan2014) 109.6
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Mar2014_P) 79.9
Monday
17
  • PHI Remittances (Jan2014) 6.8% y-o-y
  • SIN Electronic Exports (Feb2014) -3.7% y-o-y
  • SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Feb2014) 9.1% y-o-y
  • US Housing Market Index (Mar2014) 47.0
  • US IPI (Feb2014) 2.8% y-o-y sa
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Feb2014_F) 81.6
Tuesday
18
  • EA Trade Balance (Jan2014)
  • EA ZEW Survey (Economic Expectations) (Mar2014) 61.5%
  • GER ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (Mar2014) 51.3%
  • GER ZEW Survey (Economic Expectations) (Mar2014) 46.6%
  • HKG Unemployment (Feb2014) 2.9%
  • JPN Exports (Feb2014) 9.8% y-o-y
  • JPN Imports (Feb2014) 9.0% y-o-y
  • JPN Trade Balance (Feb2014) -800309.0Mn JPY
  • KOR PPI (Feb2014) -0.9% y-o-y
  • NZL Current Account (Q42013) -7547.0Mn NZD
  • US CPI (Feb2014) 1.1% y-o-y
  • US Housing Starts (Feb2014) -0.2% m-o-m saar
Wednesday
19
  • FRA Current Account (Jan2014) -4105.0Mn EUR
  • FRA Leading Index (Jan2014) 117.5
  • IND Leading Index (Feb2014) 177.3
  • JPN Leading Index (Jan2014_F) 113.1
  • MAL CPI (Feb2014) 3.5% y-o-y
  • UKG Unemployment (Q12014) 7.2% y-o-y
  • US Current Account (Q32013) 767278.0Mn USD
  • US Jobless Claims (Mar W22014) 320.0Th
Thursday
20
  • AUS Leading Index (Jan2014) 128.3
  • GER PPI (Feb2014) -0.9% y-o-y
  • HKG Current Account (Q42013) 18952.0Mn HKD
  • US Existing Home Sales (Feb2014) -0.4% m-o-m saar
  • US Leading Index (Feb2014) 99.8
Friday
21
  • EA Consumer Confidence (Feb2014_F) -12.7
  • EA Current Account (Jan2014) 25.3Bn EUR
  • HKG CPI (Feb2014) 3.9% y-o-y
Monday
24
  • EA PMI Composite (Mar2014_A) 53.2
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014_A) 53.0
  • EA PMI Services (Mar2014_A) 52.4
  • FRA PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014_P) 51.9
  • FRA PMI Services (Mar2014_P) 51.4
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014_A) 53.8
  • GER PMI Services (Mar2014_A) 54.0
  • PHI Imports (Jan2014) 21.8% y-o-y
  • PHI Trade Balance (Jan2014) -1375.6Mn USD
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014_P) 48.1
  • SIN CPI (Feb2014) 0.3% y-o-y
  • TAP IPI (Feb2014) 7.0% y-o-y
  • TAP Unemployment (Feb2014) 4.09%
  • US PMI (Mar2014) 55.5
  • VIE CPI (Mar2014) 4.4% y-o-y
  • VIE Exports (Mar2014) 8.8% y-o-y
  • VIE Imports (Mar2014) 6.3% y-o-y
  • VIE IPI (Mar2014)
  • VIE Retail Sales (Mar2014) 10.1% y-o-y
  • VIE Trade Balance (Mar2014) -300.0Mn USD
Tuesday
25
  • GER IFO Business Climate (Mar2014) 110.7
  • HKG Exports (Feb2014) -1.3% y-o-y
  • HKG Imports (Feb2014) 6.8% y-o-y
  • HKG Trade Balance (Feb2014) -53673.3Mn HKD
  • KOR GDP (Q42013_F) 3.9% y-o-y
  • THA IPI (Feb2014)
  • THA Total Capacity Utilization (Feb2014)
  • UKG CPI (Feb2014)
  • UKG Retail Sales (Feb2014)
  • US Consumer Confidence (Mar2014) 82.3
  • US Housing Prices (Jan2014) 0.5% m-o-m sa
  • US New Home Sales (Feb2014) -3.3% m-o-m saar
  • US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Jan2014)
Wednesday
26
  • GER Consumer Confidence (Mar2013) 8.5
  • KOR Consumer Confidence (Mar2014) 108.0
  • NZL Exports (Jan2014) 21.6% y-o-y
  • NZL Imports (Jan2014) 3.9% y-o-y
  • NZL Trade Balance (Jan2014) 286.2Mn NZD
  • SIN IPI (Feb2014) 12.8% y-o-y
  • UKG Current Account (Q42013_F) -21404.0Mn GBP
  • UKG GDP (Q42013_F)
  • US Durable Goods Orders (Feb2014) 2.2% y-o-y sa
Thursday
27
  • GER Retail Sales (Feb2014) 2.0% y-o-y
  • JPN Retail Sales (Feb2014) 3.6% y-o-y
  • JPN Unemployment (Feb2014) 3.6%
  • KAZ Current Account (Q42013) -66.7Mn USD
  • PHI Monetary Policy (Mar2014) 3.5% (reverse repurchase)
  • PRC Leading Index (Feb2014) 282.4
  • TAP Leading Index (Feb2014) 104.5
  • US Jobless Claims (Mar W32014) 311Th
  • US Pending Home Sales (Feb2014) -0.8% m-o-m saar
Friday
28
  • EA Business Climate Indicator (Mar2014)
  • EA Consumer Confidence (Mar2014_F) -9.3
  • EA Economic Sentiment (Mar2014) 102.4
  • FRA PPI (Feb2014)
  • GER CPI (Mar2014_P) 0.0% y-o-y
  • GER Unemployment (Mar2014)
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Mar2014_F) 80.0
Monday
31
  • FRA GDP (Q42013_F)
  • HKG Retail Sales (Feb2014) -2.2% y-o-y
  • IND Current Account (Q42013) -4222.9Mn USD
  • JPN Construction Spending (Feb2014) 12.3% y-o-y
  • JPN Housing Starts (Feb2014) 1.0% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Feb2014_P) 6.9% y-o-y
  • JPN PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014) 53.9
  • KOR CPI (Mar2014) 1.3% y-o-y
  • KOR Current Account (Feb2014)
  • KOR Exports (Mar2014) 5.2% y-o-y
  • KOR Imports (Mar2014) 3.6% y-o-y
  • KOR IPI (Feb2014) 4.3% y-o-y
  • KOR PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014) 50.4
  • KOR Trade Balance (Mar2014) 4192.0Mn USD
  • SRI CPI (Mar2014) 3.4% y-o-y
  • TAP PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014) 52.7
  • THA Business Confidence (Feb2014) 46.5
  • THA Current Account (Feb2014) 165387.5Mn USD
  • THA Exports (Feb2014) 2.4% y-o-y
  • THA Imports (Feb2014) -16.6% y-o-y
  • THA Trade Balance (Feb2014) 1767.0Mn USD
  • US Chicago PMI (Mar2014)
  • VIE PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014) 51.3
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Sources: Bloomberg, CEIC, European Central Bank, Eurostat, GfK, IMF, Markit Economics, National sources, Reuters, Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management, The Conference Board.

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