Economic calendar

March 2012

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Thursday
1
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Feb2012_F) 49.0
  • EA Unemployment (Jan2012) 10.7% sa
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Feb2012_F) 50.2
  • HKG Retail Sales (Jan2012) 9.1% y-o-y (volume)
  • IND Exports (Jan2012) 10.1% y-o-y
  • IND Imports (Jan2012) 20.3% y-o-y
  • IND Trade Balance (Jan2012) -14761.1Mn USD
  • INO Consumer Confidence (Feb2012)
  • INO CPI (Feb2012) 3.6% y-o-y
  • INO Exports (Feb2012) 6.1% y-o-y
  • INO Imports (Jan2012) 16.0% y-o-y
  • INO Trade Balance (Jan2012) 923.4Mn USD
  • KOR Trade Balance (Feb2012) 1522.1Mn USD
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Feb2012) 49.6
  • TAP PMI Manufacturing (Feb2012) 52.7
  • US Construction Spending (Jan2012) -0.1% m-o-m saar
  • US ISM Mfg Index (Feb2012) 52.4
  • US Jobless Claims (Feb W42012) 331.9Th
Friday
2
  • EA PPI (Jan2012) 3.7% y-o-y
  • GER Retail Sales (Jan2012) 1.6% y-o-y
  • JPN CPI (Feb2012) 0.1% y-o-y
  • JPN Unemployment (Jan2012) 4.6% sa
  • KOR CPI (Feb2012) 3.1% y-o-y
  • KOR PMI Manufacturing (Feb2012) 50.7
  • THA CPI (Feb2012) 3.3% y-o-y
  • THA PPI (Feb2012) 1.8% y-o-y
Monday
5
  • EA PMI Composite (Feb2012_F) 49.3
  • EA PMI Services (Feb2012_F) 48.8
  • EA Retail Sales (Jan2012) 0.0% y-o-y
  • GER PMI Services (Feb2012_F) 52.8
  • HKG PMI (Feb2012) 52.8
  • SIN PMI (Feb2012) 50.4
  • TAP WPI (Feb2012) 1.9% y-o-y
  • US Factory Orders (Jan2012) -1.0% m-o-m saar
  • US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Feb2012) 57.3
Tuesday
6
  • EA GDP (Q42011) 0.7% y-o-y sa
  • PHI CPI (Feb2012) 2.7% y-o-y
  • PHI PPI (Jan2012) 1.1% y-o-y
Wednesday
7
  • GER Factory Orders (Jan2012) -2.1% y-o-y
  • JPN Leading Index (Jan2012_P) 94.9
  • MAL Exports (Jan2012) 0.4% y-o-y
  • MAL Imports (Jan2012) 3.3% y-o-y
  • MAL Trade Balance (Jan2012) 8750.0Mn MYR
  • TAP Exports (Feb2012) 10.3% y-o-y
Thursday
8
  • EA Monetary Policy (Mar2012) 1.0% (main refinancing operations)
  • GER IPI (Jan2012) 4.6% y-o-y
  • INO Monetary Policy (Mar2012) 5.75% (BI rate)
  • JPN GDP (Q42012_F) -0.2% y-o-y sa
  • KOR Monetary Policy (Jan2012) 3.25% (base rate)
  • UKG Monetary Policy (Mar2012) 0.5% (bank rate)
  • US Jobless Claims (Feb W42012) 365.8Th
Friday
9
  • GER CPI (Feb2012_F) 2.3% y-o-y
  • GER Trade Balance (Jan2012) 13100Mn EUR
  • INO IPI (Jan2012) 3.3% y-o-y
  • KOR PPI (Feb2012) 3.5% y-o-y
  • PRC CPI (Feb2012) 3.2% y-o-y
  • PRC Exports (Feb2012) 18.3% y-o-y
  • PRC Fixed Asset Investment (Feb2012) 21.5% y-o-y (year-to-date)
  • PRC Imports (Feb2012) 40.3% y-o-y
  • PRC IPI (Feb2012) 11.4% y-o-y (Jan-Feb)
  • PRC PPI (Feb2012) 0.0% y-o-y
  • US Trade Balance (Jan2012) -67484Mn USD
  • US Unemployment (Feb2012) 8.3%
Monday
12
  • IND IPI (Jan2012) 6.8% y-o-y
  • JPN Consumer Confidence (Feb2012) 39.1
  • JPN Machine Orders (Jan2012) 21.6% m-o-m saar
  • JPN PPI (Feb2012) 0.6% y-o-y (corporate goods price index)
  • MAL IPI (Jan2012) 0.2% y-o-y
Tuesday
13
  • EA Economic Sentiment (Mar2012)
  • GER ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (Mar2012) 37.6
  • GER ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) (Mar2012) 22.3
  • JPN Monetary Policy (Mar2012) 0.1% (uncollateralized overnight call rate)
  • PHI Exports (Jan2012) 3.0% y-o-y
  • US Monetary Policy (Mar2012) 0.25% (federal funds rate)
  • US Retail Sales (Feb2012) 1.1% m-o-m saar
Wednesday
14
  • EA CPI (Feb2012) 2.7% y-o-y
  • EA IPI (Jan2012) -1.2% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Jan2012_F) -1.3% y-o-y
  • JPN Total Capacity Utilization (Jan2012_F) 108.3
Thursday
15
  • PHI IPI (Jan2012) 0.2% y-o-y (volume)
  • PHI PPI (Jan2012) 2.4% y-o-y
  • PHI Retail Sales (Jan2012) -0.7% y-o-y (volume)
  • SIN Retail Sales (Jan2012) 0.2% y-o-y (constant prices)
  • US Jobless Claims (Mar W12012) 337.7Th
  • US PPI (Feb2012) 3.3% y-o-y
Friday
16
  • EA Trade Balance (Jan2012) -7600Mn EUR
  • JPN Leading Index (Jan2012_F) 94.4
  • SIN Electronic Exports (Feb2012) 23.0% y-o-y
  • SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Feb2012) 30.0% y-o-y
  • US CPI (Feb2012) 2.9% y-o-y
  • US IPI (Feb2012) 4.0% y-o-y
  • US Total Capacity Utilization (Feb2012) 78.7
Monday
19
  • HKG Unemployment (Feb2012) 3.4% sa
  • IND CPI (Feb2012) 8.8% y-o-y
  • US Housing Market Index (Mar2012) 28
Tuesday
20
  • GER PPI (Feb2012) 3.2% y-o-y
  • HKG GDP (Q42011) 3.0% y-o-y
  • US Housing Starts (Feb2012) -1.1% m-o-m saar
Wednesday
21
  • MAL Unemployment (Jan2012) 3.0%
  • US Existing Home Sales (Feb2012) -0.9% m-o-m saar
Thursday
22
  • EA PMI Composite (Mar2012_A) 48.7
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Mar2012) 47.7
  • EA PMI Services (Mar2012_A) 48.7
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Mar2012_A) 48.1
  • HKG CPI (Feb2012) 4.7% y-o-y
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Mar2012) 48.1
  • TAP Unemployment (Feb2012) 4.3%
  • US Housing Prices (Jan2012) 0.0% m-o-m sa
  • US Jobless Claims (Mar W22012) 315.6Th
  • US Leading Index (Feb2012) 95.5
Friday
23
  • MAL CPI (Feb2012) 2.2% y-o-y
  • SIN CPI (Feb2012) 4.6% y-o-y
  • US New Home Sales (Feb2012) -1.6% m-o-m saar
  • VIE CPI (Mar2012) 14.2% y-o-y
  • VIE Exports (Mar2012) 22.9% y-o-y
  • VIE Imports (Mar2012) 5.0% y-o-y
Monday
26
  • GER Business Confidence (Mar2012) 109.8
  • SIN IPI (Feb2012) 12.1% y-o-y
  • THA Total Capacity Utilization (Feb2012)
  • US Pending Home Sales (Feb2012) -0.5% m-o-m saar
  • VIE Retail Sales (Mar2012) 25.1% y-o-y
Tuesday
27
  • HKG Exports (Feb2012) 14.0% y-o-y
  • HKG Imports (Feb2012) 20.8% y-o-y
  • HKG Trade Balance (Feb2012) -45786Mn HKD
  • KOR Consumer Confidence (Mar2012) 101
  • PHI Imports (Jan2012_P) -3.2% y-o-y
  • PHI Trade Balance (Jan2012_P) -1010Mn USD
  • TAP Leading Index (Feb2012) 130.1
  • US Consumer Confidence (Mar2012)
  • US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Jan2012) -0.8% m-o-m sa (20-city composite)
Wednesday
28
  • US Durable Goods Orders (Mar2012) 2.2% m-o-m saar
Thursday
29
  • EA Business Climate Indicator (Mar2012) -0.3
  • EA Consumer Confidence (Mar2012) -19.1
  • EA Economic Sentiment (Mar2012_F) 93.2
  • GER Unemployment (Feb2012) 5.9%
  • SIN PPI (Feb2012) 4.8% y-o-y (domestic supply price index)
  • US GDP (Q42012) 3.0% q-o-q saar
  • US Jobless Claims (Mar W32012) 315.6Th
Friday
30
  • JPN CPI (Feb2012) 0.3% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Feb2012) 1.5% y-o-y
  • JPN Unemployment (Feb2012) 4.5% sa
  • KOR IPI (Feb2012) 14.8% y-o-y
  • KOR Leading Index (Feb2012) 140.1
  • MAL PPI (Feb2012) 4.3% y-o-y (domestic economy)
  • THA Exports (Feb2012) 0.9% y-o-y
  • THA Imports (Feb2012) 8.2% y-o-y
  • THA IPI (Feb2012) -3.4% y-o-y
  • THA Trade Balance (Feb2012) 529.7Mn USD
  • US Chicago PMI (Mar2012) 63.3
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Mar2012_F) 76.2


Sources: Bloomberg, CEIC, CESifo, Centre for European Economic Research, European Central Bank, European Commission, 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, Standard & Poor's, 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