Economic calendar

May 2012

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Monday 
Tuesday
1
  • IND Exports (Mar2012) -5.7% y-o-y
  • IND Imports (Mar2012) 24.3% y-o-y
  • INO CPI (Apr2012) 4.5% y-o-y
  • INO Exports (Mar2012) 5.5% y-o-y
  • INO Imports (Mar2012) 13.4% y-o-y
  • INO Trade Balance (Mar2012) 840.0Mn USD
  • KOR CPI (Apr2012) 2.5% y-o-y
  • KOR Exports (Apr2012) -4.8% y-o-y
  • KOR Imports (Apr2012) -0.2% y-o-y
  • KOR PMI (Apr2012) 51.9
  • KOR Trade Balance (Apr2012)
  • US Chicago PMI (Apr2012) 54.8
  • US Construction Spending (Mar2012) 0.1% m-o-m saar
  • US IPI (Apr2012)
Wednesday
2
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Apr2012_F) 45.9
  • EA Unemployment (Mar2012) 10.9% y-o-y
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Apr2012_F) 46.2
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Apr2012) 49.3
  • TAP PMI (Apr2012) 51.2
  • THA CPI (Apr2012) 2.5% y-o-y
  • US Factory Orders (Mar2012) -1.5% m-o-m sa
Thursday
3
  • EA Monetary Policy (May2012) 1.00% (main refinancing operations)
  • EA PPI (Mar2012) 3.3% y-o-y
  • SIN PMI (Apr2012) 50.2
  • US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Apr2012) 53.5
  • US Jobless Claims (Apr W42012) 330.5Th
Friday
4
  • EA PMI Composite (Apr2012_F) 46.7
  • EA PMI Services (Apr2012_F) 46.9
  • EA Retail Sales (Mar2012) -0.2% y-o-y
  • GER PMI Services (Apr2012_F) 52.2
  • HKG PMI (Apr2012) 50.3
  • PHI CPI (Apr2012) 3.0% y-o-y
  • US Unemployment (Apr2012) 8.1%
Monday
7
  • TAP Exports (Apr2012) -6.4% y-o-y
  • TAP WPI (Apr2012) -0.6% y-o-y
  • VIE IPI (Apr2012) 7.2 % y-o-y
Tuesday
8
  • GER IPI (Mar2012)
  • KOR PPI (Apr2012) 2.4% y-o-y
Wednesday
9
  • GER Exports (Mar2012) 0.7% y-o-y
  • GER Imports (Mar2012) 2.6% y-o-y
  • GER Trade Balance (Mar2012) 17400Mn EUR
  • JPN Leading Index (Mar2012_P) 96.6
  • MAL Exports (Mar2012) -0.1% y-o-y
  • MAL Imports (Mar2012) 1.6% y-o-y
  • MAL Trade Balance (Mar2012) 10500Mn MYR
Thursday
10
  • INO GDP (Q12012) 6.3% y-o-y
  • INO Monetary Policy (May2012) 5.75% (BI rate)
  • KOR Monetary Policy (Mar2012) 3.25% (Base Rate)
  • MAL IPI (Mar2012) 0.6% y-o-y
  • PHI Exports (Mar2012) -1.2% y-o-y
  • PRC Exports (Apr2012) 4.9% y-o-y
  • PRC Imports (Apr2012) 0.4% y-o-y
  • PRC Trade Balance (Apr2012) 18425.9Mn USD
  • UKG Monetary Policy (May2012) 0.5% (bank rate)
  • US Jobless Claims (Apr W52012) 338.4Th
  • US Trade Balance (Mar2012) -67615Mn USD
Friday
11
  • GER CPI (Apr2012_F) 2.1% y-o-y
  • HKG GDP (Q12012_P) 0.4% y-o-y
  • IND IPI (Mar2012) -3.5% y-o-y
  • INO Consumer Confidence (Apr2012) 102.5
  • MAL Monetary Policy (May2012) 3.00% (overnight policy rate)
  • PRC CPI (Apr2012) 3.4% y-o-y
  • PRC PPI (Apr2012) -0.7% y-o-y
  • US PPI (Apr2012) 1.9% y-o-y
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (May2012_P)
Monday
14
  • EA IPI (Mar2012) -2.2% y-o-y
  • GER WPI (Apr2012) 2.4% y-o-y
  • IND WPI (Apr2012) 7.2% y-o-y
  • JPN PPI (Apr2012_P) -0.2% y-o-y
  • PRC Fixed Asset Investment (Apr2012) 20.2% y-o-y (year-to-date)
  • PRC IPI (Apr2012) 9.3% y-o-y
  • PRC Retail Sales (Apr2012) 14.1% y-o-y
Tuesday
15
  • EA Economic Sentiment (May2012)
  • EA GDP (Q12012) 0.0% y-o-y sa
  • GER GDP (Q12012_P) 1.7% y-o-y
  • GER ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (May2012) 44.1Pts
  • JPN Consumer Confidence (Apr2012) 40.1
  • PHI Remittances (Mar2012) 5.0% y-o-y
  • SIN Retail Sales (Mar2012) 7.2% y-o-y (constant prices)
  • US CPI (Apr2012) 2.3% y-o-y
  • US Housing Market Index (May2012) 29
  • US Retail Sales (Apr2012) 0.1% m-o-m saar
Wednesday
16
  • EA CPI (Apr2012) 2.6% y-o-y
  • EA Trade Balance (Mar2012) 8600Mn EUR
  • JPN Machine Orders (Mar2012) 4.1% m-o-m sa
  • KOR Unemployment (Apr2012) 3.5%
  • MAL GDP (Q12012)
  • US Housing Starts (Apr2012) 2.6% m-o-m saar
  • US IPI (Apr2012) 5.2% y-o-y sa
  • US Total Capacity Utilization (Apr2012) 79.2% sa
Thursday
17
  • HKG Unemployment (Apr2012) 3.3% sa
  • JPN GDP (Q12012_P) 2.7% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Mar2012_F) 14.2% y-o-y
  • JPN Total Capacity Utilization (Mar2012_F) 107.3
  • SIN Electronic Exports (Apr2012) 1.0% y-o-y
  • SIN GDP (Q12012_F) 1.6% y-o-y
  • SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Apr2012) 8.3% y-o-y
  • US Jobless Claims (May W12012) 322.8Th
  • US Leading Indicator (Apr2012) 95.5
Friday
18
  • GER PPI (Apr2012) 2.4% y-o-y
Monday
21
  • JPN Leading Index (Mar2012_F) 96.4
  • THA GDP (Q12012) 0.3% y-o-y
Tuesday
22
  • HKG CPI (Apr2012) 4.7% y-o-y
  • US Existing Home Sales (Apr2012) 3.4% m-o-m saar
Wednesday
23
  • JPN Monetary Policy (May2012) 0.1%
  • MAL CPI (Apr2012) 1.9% y-o-y
  • SIN CPI (Apr2012) 5.4% y-o-y
  • TAP IPI (Apr2012) -2.3% y-o-y
  • US Housing Prices (Mar2012) 1.8% m-o-m sa
  • US New Home Sales (Apr2012)
Thursday
24
  • EA PMI Composite (May2012_A) 45.9
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (May2012_A) 45.0
  • EA PMI Services (May2012_A) 46.5
  • GER IFO Business Climate (May2012) 106.9
  • HKG Exports (Apr2012) 5.6% y-o-y
  • HKG Imports (Apr2012) 5.0% y-o-y
  • HKG Trade Balance (Apr2012) -42,873Mn HKD
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (May2012_P) 48.7
  • US Durable Goods Orders (Apr2012) 0.2% m-o-m sa
  • US Jobless Claims (May W22012) 327595
  • VIE CPI (May2012) 8.3% y-o-y
Friday
25
  • JPN CPI (Apr2012) 0.4% y-o-y
  • KOR Consumer Confidence (May2012) 105
  • PHI Imports (Mar2012) -3.3% y-o-y
  • PHI Trade Balance (Mar2012) -1049Mn USD
  • THA Exports (Apr2012) -3.7% y-o-y
  • THA Imports (Apr2012) 7.9% y-o-y
  • THA Trade Balance (Apr2012) -2867.7Mn USD
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (May2012_F) 79.3
  • VIE IPI (May2012) 1
Monday
28
  • PRC Leading Index (Apr2012) 99.9
  • TAP Leading Index (Apr2012) 132.1
  • THA IPI (Apr2012) 0.5% y-o-y
  • VIE Exports (May2012) 25.8% y-o-y
  • VIE Imports (May2012) 13.2% y-o-y
  • VIE Retail Sales (May2012) 25.8% y-o-y
  • VIE Trade Balance (May2012) -700Mn USD
Tuesday
29
  • JPN Retail Sales (Apr2012_P) 5.8% y-o-y
  • US Consumer Confidence (May2012) 64.9
  • US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Mar2012) 0.1% m-o-m sa (Composite-20)
Wednesday
30
  • EA Business Climate Indicator (May2012) -0.8
  • EA Consumer Confidence (May2012) -19.3
  • EA Economic Sentiment (May2012) 90.6
  • GER Retail Sales (Apr2012)
  • JPN Exports (Apr2012) 7.9% y-o-y
  • JPN Imports (Apr2012) 8.1% y-o-y
  • JPN Trade Balance (Apr2012) -522022Mn JPY
  • US Pending Home Sales (Apr2012) -5.5% m-o-m saar
Thursday
31
  • IND GDP (Q12012)
  • INO Consumer Confidence (May2012) 109.0
  • JPN Housing Starts (Apr2012)
  • JPN IPI (Apr2012_P) 13.4% y-o-y
  • KOR IPI (Apr2012) 0.0% y-o-y
  • KOR Leading Index (Apr2012_P) 141.2
  • MAL Unemployment (Q12012)
  • PHI GDP (Q12012)
  • THA Business Sentiment Index (Apr2012)
  • US Chicago PMI (May2012)
  • US GDP (Q12012_R) 1.9% q-o-q saar (second estimate)
Friday 


Sources: Bloomberg, CEIC, European Central Bank, European Commission, Eurostat, IMF, Institute for Supply Management, Markit Economics, National Association of Realtors, National sources, Reuters, Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management, Standard & Poor's, 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