Economic calendar

April 2012

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Monday
2
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Mar2012_F) 47.7
  • EA Unemployment (Apr2012) 10.8% sa
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Mar2012_F) 48.4
  • IND Exports (Feb2012) 4.3% y-o-y
  • IND Imports (Feb2012) 20.7% y-o-y
  • IND Imports (Feb2012)
  • IND Trade Balance (Feb2012) -15.2Bn USD
  • INO CPI (Mar2012) 4.0% y-o-y
  • KOR CPI (Mar2012) 2.6% y-o-y
  • KOR Exports (Mar2012) -1.4% y-o-y
  • KOR Imports (Mar2012) -1.4% y-o-y
  • KOR PMI (Mar2012) 52.0
  • KOR Trade Balance (Mar2012) 2.4Bn USD
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Mar2012) 48.3
  • TAP PMI (Mar2012) 54.1
  • US Construction Spending (Feb2012) 1.1% m-o-m saar
  • US ISM Mfg Index (Mar2012) 53.4
Tuesday
3
  • EA PPI (Feb2012) 3.6% y-o-y
  • SIN PMI (Mar2012) 50.4
  • THA CPI (Mar2012) 3.4% y-o-y
  • US Factory Orders (Feb2012) 1.3% m-o-m sa
Wednesday
4
  • EA Monetary Policy (Apr2012) 1.0% (main refinancing operations)
  • EA PMI Services (Mar2012_F) 49.2
  • EA Retail Sales (Feb2012) -2.1% y-o-y
  • GER PMI Services (Mar2012_F) 52.1
  • PHI CPI (Mar2012) 2.6% y-o-y
  • US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Mar2012) 56
Thursday
5
  • GER IPI (Feb2012) 1.2% y-o-y
  • HKG PMI (Mar2012) 52.0
  • TAP WPI (Mar2012) -0.1% y-o-y
  • UKG Monetary Policy (Apr2012) 0.5% (Bank rate)
  • US Jobless Claims (Mar W12012) 311.3Th
Friday
6
  • JPN Leading Index (Feb2012_P) 96.6
  • US Unemployment (Mar2012) 8.2%
Monday
9
  • JPN Trade Balance (Feb2012) 29394Mn JPY
  • KOR PPI (Mar2012) 2.8% y-o-y
  • PRC CPI (Mar2012) 3.6% y-o-y
  • PRC PPI (Mar2012) -0.3% y-o-y
  • TAP Imports (Mar2012) -5.9% y-o-y
Tuesday
10
  • GER Exports (Feb2012) 8.6% y-o-y
  • GER Imports (Feb2012) 6.1% y-o-y
  • GER Trade Balance (Feb2012) 14700Mn EUR
  • GER WPI (Mar2012) 2.2% y-o-y
  • JPN Monetary Policy (Apr2012) 0.1% (uncollateralized overnight call rate)
  • MAL Exports (Feb2012) 14.5% y-o-y
  • MAL Imports (Feb2012) 18.0% y-o-y
  • MAL IPI (Feb2012) 7.5% y-o-y
  • MAL Trade Balance (Feb2012) 10600Mn MYR
  • PRC Exports (Mar2012) 8.8% y-o-y
  • PRC Imports (Mar2012) 5.4% y-o-y
  • PRC Trade Balance (Mar2012) 5347.3Mn USD
Wednesday
11
  • JPN Machine Orders (Feb2012) -14.5% m-o-m sa
Thursday
12
  • EA IPI (Feb2012) -1.8% y-o-y
  • IND IPI (Feb2012) 4.1% y-o-y
  • INO Monetary Policy (Apr2012) 5.75% (BI rate)
  • KOR Monetary Policy (Feb2012) 3.25% (base rate)
  • KOR Unemployment (Mar2012) 3.7%
  • PHI Exports (Feb2012) 14.6% y-o-y
  • US Jobless Claims (Apr W22012) 381.9Th
  • US PPI (Mar2012) 2.8% y-o-y
  • US Trade Balance (Feb2012) -61389Mn USD
Friday
13
  • GER CPI (Mar2012_F) 2.1% y-o-y
  • IND WPI (Mar2012)
  • PRC GDP (Q12012) 8.1% y-o-y
  • SIN GDP (Q12012_A) 1.6% y-o-y sa
  • SIN Retail Sales (Feb2012) 17.2% y-o-y (constant price)
  • US CPI (Mar2012) 2.7% y-o-y
Monday
16
  • EA Trade Balance (Feb2012) 2800Mn EUR
  • PHI Remittances (Feb2012) 5.8% y-o-y
  • PRC Fixed Asset Investment (Mar2012) 20.5% y-o-y (year-to-date)
  • PRC IPI (Mar2012) 11.6% y-o-y
  • PRC Retail Sales (Mar2012) 15.2% y-o-y
  • US Housing Market Index (Apr2012) 25
  • US Retail Sales (Mar2012_A) 0.8% m-o-m saar
Tuesday
17
  • EA CPI (Mar2012) 2.7% y-o-y
  • EA ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (Apr2012) 49.0Pts
  • GER ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (Apr2012) 40.7Pts
  • IND Monetary Policy (Apr2012) 8.0% (repo rate)
  • JPN Consumer Confidence (Mar2012) 40.1
  • JPN IPI (Feb2012_F) 1.5% y-o-y
  • JPN Total Capacity Utilization (Feb2012_F) 107.8
  • SIN Electronic Exports (Mar2012) 2.8% y-o-y
  • SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Mar2012) 4.3% y-o-y
  • THA Exports (Mar2012) 1
  • THA Imports (Mar2012) 1
  • US Housing Starts (Mar2012) -5.8% m-o-m saar
  • US IPI (Mar2012) 3.8% y-o-y
  • US Total Capacity Utilization (Mar2012) 78.6% sa
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
  • HKG Unemployment (Mar2012) 3.4% sa
  • PHI Monetary Policy (Apr2012) 4.0% (reverse repurchase rate)
  • US Existing Home Sales (Mar2012) -2.6% m-o-m saar
  • US Jobless Claims (Apr W32012) 367.6Th
  • US Leading Indicator (Mar2012) 95.7
Friday
20
  • GER IFO Business Climate (Apr2012) 109.9
  • GER PPI (Mar2012) 3.3% y-o-y
  • MAL CPI (Mar2012) 2.1% y-o-y
Monday
23
  • EA PMI Composite (Apr2012_A) 47.4
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Apr2012_A) 46.0
  • EA PMI Services (Apr2012_A) 47.9
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Apr2012_A) 46.3
  • GER PMI Services (Apr2012_A) 52.6
  • HKG CPI (Mar2012) 4.9% y-o-y
  • JPN Leading Index (Feb2012_F) 96.3
  • PRC PMI (Apr2012) 49.1
  • SIN CPI (Mar2012) 5.2% y-o-y
Tuesday
24
  • HKG Exports (Mar2012) -6.8% y-o-y
  • HKG Imports (Mar2012) 4.7% y-o-y
  • HKG Trade Balance (Mar2012) -43900Mn HKD
  • US Consumer Confidence (Apr2012) 69.2
  • US Housing Prices (Feb2012) 0.3% m-o-m sa
  • US New Home Sales (Mar2012) 7.1% m-o-m saar
  • US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Feb2012) -0.8% m-o-m sa (20-composite)
  • VIE CPI (Apr2012)
  • VIE Exports (Apr2012) 2
  • VIE Imports (Apr2012) 2
Wednesday
25
  • KOR Consumer Confidence (Apr2012) 104
  • US Durable Goods Orders (Mar2012) -4.2% m-o-m sa
  • VIE Retail Sales (Apr2012) 3
Thursday
26
  • EA Business Climate Indicator (Apr2012) -0.5
  • EA Consumer Confidence (Apr2012_F) -20.2
  • EA Economic Confidence (Apr2012) 93.2
  • JPN Trade Balance (Mar2012) -84524Mn JPY
  • KOR GDP (Q12012_P) 0.9% q-o-q sa
  • SIN IPI (Mar2012) -3.4% y-o-y
  • US Jobless Claims (Apr W42012) 366.7Th
  • US Pending Home Sales (Mar2012) 4.1% m-o-m saar
Friday
27
  • JPN CPI (Mar2012) 0.5% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Mar2012_P)
  • JPN Retail Sales (Mar2012)
  • PHI Imports (Feb2012)
  • PHI Trade Balance (Feb2012)
  • PRC Leading Index (Mar2012) 4
  • TAP Leading Index (Mar2012)
  • THA Total Capacity Utilization (Mar2012)
  • US GDP (Q12012_A)
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Apr2012_F) 76.4
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Apr2012_F)
Monday
30
  • GER Retail Sales (Mar2012)
  • KOR IPI (Mar2012) 0.3% y-o-y
  • SIN Unemployment (Q12012_P) 2.1% sa
  • TAP GDP (Q12012_P) 0.4% y-o-y
  • THA Business Sentiment Index (Mar2012) 55.5
  • THA Exports (Mar2012) -6.5% y-o-y
  • THA Imports (Mar2012) 25.6% y-o-y
  • THA Trade Balance (Mar2012) -4589.1Mn USD
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Sources: Bloomberg, CEIC, European Central Bank, European Commission, Eurostat, IMF, Institute for Supply Management, Markit Economics, National sources, Reuters, Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management, Standard & Poor's.

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