Economic calendar

May 2011

◄ April June ►

Monday
2
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Apr2011_F) 58.0
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Apr2011_F) 62.0
  • IND Trade Balance (Mar2011) -5608.2Mn USD
  • INO CPI (Apr2011) 6.2% y-o-y
  • INO Trade Balance (Mar2011) 1810.8Mn USD
  • KOR CPI (Apr2011) 4.2% y-o-y
  • KOR PMI Manufacturing (Apr2011) 51.7
  • THA CPI (Apr2011) 4.0% y-o-y
  • US Construction Spending (Mar2011) 1.4% m-o-m saar
  • US ISM Mfg Index (Apr2011) 60.4
Tuesday
3
  • EA PPI (Mar2011) 6.7%
  • HKG Retail Sales (Mar2011) 26.0% y-o-y
Wednesday
4
  • EA PMI Composite (Apr2011_F) 57.8
  • EA PMI Services (Apr2011_F) 56.7
  • EA Retail Sales (Mar2011) -1.7% y-o-y
  • GER PMI Services (Apr2011_F) 56.8
  • SIN PMI (Apr2011) 52.5
  • US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Apr2011) 52.8
Thursday
5
  • GER Factory Orders (Mar2011) 8.4% y-o-y
  • HKG PMI (Apr2011) 52.9
  • INO GDP (Q12011) 6.5% y-o-y
  • INO Unemployment (Feb2011) 6.8%
  • PHI CPI (Apr2011) 4.5% y-o-y
  • PHI Monetary Policy (May2011) 4.5% (reverse repurchase facility)
  • US Jobless Claims (Apr W42011) 412.9Th
Friday
6
  • MAL Exports (Mar2011_P) 7.8% y-o-y
  • MAL Imports (Mar2011_P) 12.1% y-o-y
  • MAL Trade Balance (Mar2011_P) 13520Mn MYR
  • PHI PPI (Mar2011) -0.9% y-o-y
  • US Unemployment (Apr2011) 9.0%
Monday
9
  • GER IPI (Mar2011) 10.0% y-o-y
  • GER Trade Balance (Mar2011) 18900Mn EUR
  • TAP Exports (Apr2011) 24.6% y-o-y
Tuesday
10
  • PHI Exports (Mar2011_P) 4.0% y-o-y
Wednesday
11
  • GER CPI (Apr2011_F) 2.4% y-o-y
  • GER WPI (Apr2011) 9.2% y-o-y
  • JPN Leading Index (Mar2011_P) 99.5
  • KOR PPI (Apr2011) 6.8% y-o-y
  • KOR Unemployment (Apr2011) 3.7%
  • MAL IPI (Mar2011) 2.4% y-o-y
  • PRC CPI (Apr2011) 5.3% y-o-y
  • PRC Fixed Asset Investment (Apr2011) 25.4% y-o-y (year-to-date)
  • PRC IPI (Apr2011) 13.4% y-o-y
  • PRC PPI (Apr2011) 6.8% y-o-y
  • PRC Retail Sales (Apr2011) 17.1% y-o-y
  • US Trade Balance (Mar2011) -48200Mn USD
Thursday
12
  • EA IPI (Mar2011) 5.3% y-o-y
  • IND IPI (Mar2011) 7.3% y-o-y
  • THA Consumer Sentiment (Apr2011) 70.5
  • US Jobless Claims (May W12011) 394.6Th
  • US PPI (Apr2011) 6.8% y-o-y
  • US Retail Sales (Apr2011) 0.5% m-o-m saar
Friday
13
  • EA GDP (Q12011_A) 2.5% y-o-y sa
  • KOR Monetary Policy (May2011) 3.00% (base rate)
  • SIN Retail Sales (Mar2011) 0.8% y-o-y
  • US CPI (Apr2011) 3.2% y-o-y
Monday
16
  • EA CPI (Apr2011) 2.8% y-o-y
  • EA Trade Balance (Mar2011) 2800Mn EUR
  • IND WPI (Apr2011_P) 8.7% y-o-y
  • JPN Consumer Sentiment (Apr2011) 33.4
  • JPN Machine Orders (Mar2011) -15.8% m-o-m saar
  • JPN PPI (Apr2011_P) 2.5% y-o-y
  • PHI Remittances (Mar2011) 4.1% y-o-y
  • SIN Electronic Exports (Apr2011) -10.0% y-o-y
  • SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Apr2011) -1.8% y-o-y
  • SIN Trade Balance (Apr2011) 4440.7Mn SGD
Tuesday
17
  • EA ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (May2011) 13.6Pts
  • EA ZEW Survey (Economic Expectations) (May2011) 13.6Pts
  • GER ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) (May2011) 3.1Pts
  • US Housing Starts (Apr2011) -10.6% m-o-m saar
  • US IPI (Apr2011) 5.0% y-o-y
Wednesday
18
  • IND CPI (Apr2011) 6.0% y-o-y
  • MAL CPI (Apr2011) 3.2% y-o-y
Thursday
19
  • HKG Unemployment (Apr2011) 3.5% sa
  • JPN GDP (Q12011_P) -1.0% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Mar2011_F) -13.1% y-o-y
  • SIN GDP (Q12011_F) 8.3% y-o-y
  • US Existing Home Sales (Apr2011) -0.8% m-o-m saar
  • US Jobless Claims (May W22011) 357.9Th
  • US Leading Index (Apr2011) 114.0
Friday
20
  • EA Consumer Confidence (May2011_A) -9.7
  • GER PPI (Apr2011) 6.4% y-o-y
  • JPN Monetary Policy (May2011) 0.1% (uncollaterized overnight call rate)
Monday
23
  • EA PMI Composite (May2011_A) 55.4
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (May2011_A) 54.8
  • EA PMI Services (May2011_A) 55.4
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (May2011_A) 58.2
  • GER PMI Services (May2011_A) 54.9
  • HKG CPI (Apr2011) 4.6% y-o-y
  • JPN Leading Index (Mar2011_F) 100.1
  • MAL Unemployment (Mar2011) 3.0%
  • SIN CPI (Apr2011) 4.5% y-o-y
  • TAP IPI (Apr2011) 6.9% y-o-y
  • THA GDP (Q12011) 3.0% y-o-y
Tuesday
24
  • EA Industrial New Orders (Mar2011) 14.1% y-o-y
  • GER IFO Business Climate (May2011) 114.2
  • US New Home Sales (Apr2011) 7.3% m-o-m saar
  • VIE CPI (May2011) 19.8% y-o-y
Wednesday
25
  • PHI Imports (Mar2011) 21.2% y-o-y
  • PHI IPI (Mar2011) 11.1% y-o-y (volume of production index)
  • PHI Retail Sales (Mar2011) 12.0% y-o-y
  • PHI Trade Balance (Mar2011) -1170Mn USD
  • US Durable Goods Orders (Apr2011) -3.6% m-o-m saar
  • US Housing Prices (Mar2011) -0.3% m-o-m saar
Thursday
26
  • HKG Trade Balance (Apr2011) -42400Mn HKD
  • KOR Consumer Sentiment (May2011) 104
  • SIN IPI (Apr2011) -9.5% y-o-y
  • US Jobless Claims (May W32011) 371.9Th
Friday
27
  • EA Business Climate Indicator (May2011) 0.99
  • EA Consumer Confidence (May2011_F) -9.8
  • EA Economic Confidence (May2011) 105.5
  • GER CPI (May2011_P) 2.3% y-o-y
  • JPN CPI (Apr2011) 0.3% y-o-y
  • SIN PPI (Apr2011) 7.9% y-o-y (domestic supply price index)
  • TAP GDP (Q12011_F)
  • TAP Leading Index (Apr2011) 128.0
  • US Pending Home Sales (Apr2011) 11.6% m-o-m saar
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (May2011_F) 74.3
Monday
30
  • VIE Exports (May2011) 32.8% y-o-y (year-to-date)
  • VIE Imports (May2011) 29.7% y-o-y (year-to-date)
  • VIE IPI (May2011) 14.2% y-o-y (year-to-date)
  • VIE Retail Sales (May2011) 22.5% y-o-y (year-to-date)
Tuesday
31
  • EA Unemployment (Apr2011) 9.9% sa
  • GER Unemployment (May2011) 6.0%
  • HKG Retail Sales (Apr2011) 21.9% y-o-y (volume)
  • IND GDP (Q12011) 7.8% y-o-y
  • JPN Housing Starts (Apr2011) 0.3% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Apr2011_P) -14.0% y-o-y
  • JPN Unemployment (Apr2011) 4.7% sa
  • KOR IPI (Apr2011) 6.9% y-o-y
  • KOR Leading Index (Apr2011) 129.0
  • THA Business Sentiment Index (Apr2011) 47.3
  • THA Exports (Apr2011) 24.6% y-o-y
  • THA Imports (Apr2011) 27.9% y-o-y
  • THA IPI (Apr2011) -7.8% y-o-y (value-added weight)
  • THA Trade Balance (Apr2011) -796.5Mn USD
  • US Chicago PMI (May2011) 59.7
  • US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Mar2011) -0.8% m-o-m saar (composite 20)
Wednesday 
Thursday 
Friday 


Sources: Bloomberg, CEIC, CESifo, Centre for European Economic Research, European Commission, Eurostat, IMF, Markit Economics, National Association of Realtors, National sources, Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management, Standard & Poor's, The Conference Board, 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