Economic calendar

October 2012

◄ September November ►

Monday
1
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Sep2012_F) 46.1
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Sep2012_F) 47.4
  • IND Exports (Aug2012) -9.7% y-o-y
  • IND Imports (Aug2012) -5.1% y-o-y
  • IND Trade Balance (Aug2012) -15622.4Mn USD
  • INO CPI (Sep2012) 4.3% y-o-y
  • INO Exports (Aug2012) -24.3% y-o-y
  • INO Imports (Aug2012) -8.0% y-o-y
  • INO PMI Manufacturing (Sep2012) 50.5
  • INO Trade Balance (Aug2012) 248.5Mn USD
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Sep2012) 47.9
  • TAP PMI Manufacturing (Sep2012) 45.6
  • THA CPI (Sep2012) 3.4% y-o-y
  • THA PPI (Sep2012) 0.1% y-o-y
  • US Construction Spending (Aug2012_P) -0.6% m-o-m saar
  • US ISM Mfg Index (Sep2012) 51.5
  • US PMI (Sep2012_F)
  • VIE GDP (Q32012) 1
  • VIE PMI Manufacturing (Sep2012) 49.2
Tuesday
2
  • EA PPI (Aug2012) 2.7% y-o-y
  • KOR CPI (Sep2012)
  • KOR Exports (Sep2012) -1.8% y-o-y
  • KOR Imports (Sep2012) -6.1% y-o-y
  • KOR PMI Manufacturing (Sep2012) 45.7
  • KOR Trade Balance (Sep2012) 3147.0Mn USD
  • SIN PMI (Sep2012) 48.7
Wednesday
3
  • EA PMI Composite (Sep2012_F) 46.1
  • EA Retail Sales (Aug2012) -1.3% y-o-y
  • GER PMI Composite (Sep2012_F) 49.2
  • US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Sep2012) 55.1
Thursday
4
  • EA Monetary Policy (Oct2012) 0.75% (main refinancing operations)
  • HKG Retail Sales (Aug2012_P) 3.2% y-o-y (volume)
  • UKG Monetary Policy (Oct2012) 0.5% (bank rate)
  • US Jobless Claims (Sep W42012) 298.7Th
Friday
5
  • EA GDP (Q22012_P)
  • JPN Leading Index (Aug2012_P) 93.6
  • JPN Monetary Policy (Oct2012) 0.1% (uncollateralized overnight call rate)
  • MAL Exports (Aug2012) -4.5% y-o-y
  • MAL Imports (Aug2012) 2.8% y-o-y
  • MAL Trade Balance (Aug2012) 7088.8Mn MYR
  • PHI CPI (Sep2012) 3.6% y-o-y
  • PHI PPI (Aug2012) -0.8% y-o-y
  • US Unemployment (Sep2012) 7.8%
Monday
8
  • GER IPI (Aug2012)
  • GER Trade Balance (Aug2012) 16300Mn EUR
  • HKG PMI (Sep2012) 49.6
  • TAP Imports (Sep2012_P) 1.3% y-o-y
  • TAP Trade Balance (Sep2012_P) 4075.4Mn USD
Tuesday
9
  • INO IPI (Aug2012) 6.1% y-o-y
Wednesday
10
  • PHI Exports (Aug2012_P) -9.0% y-o-y
Thursday
11
  • GER CPI (Sep2012_F)
  • INO Monetary Policy (Oct2012) 5.75% (BI rate)
  • JPN Consumer Confidence (Sep2012) 40.4
  • JPN Machine Orders (Aug2012) -12.6% m-o-m sa
  • KOR Monetary Policy (Oct2012) 2.75% (base rate)
  • KOR PPI (Sep2012) 1.0% y-o-y
  • MAL IPI (Aug2012) -0.7% y-o-y
  • US Jobless Claims (Oct W12012) 327.1Th
  • US Trade Balance (Aug2012) -66446Mn USD
Friday
12
  • EA IPI (Aug2012) -2.9% y-o-y
  • IND IPI (Aug2012) 2.7% y-o-y
  • SIN GDP (Q32012_A) 1.3% y-o-y
  • US PPI (Sep2012) 2.1% y-o-y
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Oct2012_P)
Monday
15
  • IND WPI (Sep2012) 7.8% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Aug2012_F) -4.6% y-o-y
  • JPN Total Capacity Utilization (Aug2012_F) 106.4
  • PHI Remittances (Aug2012) 7.6% y-o-y (cash remittances)
  • PRC CPI (Sep2012) 1.9% y-o-y
  • PRC Exports (Sep2012) 9.8% y-o-y
  • PRC Imports (Sep2012) 2.3% y-o-y
  • PRC PPI (Sep2012) -3.6% y-o-y
  • PRC Trade Balance (Sep2012) 27669.0Mn USD
  • SIN Retail Sales (Aug2012) 2.0% y-o-y (constant prices)
  • US Retail Sales (Sep2012_A)
Tuesday
16
  • EA CPI (Sep2012) 2.6% y-o-y
  • EA Trade Balance (Aug2012) 6600Mn EUR
  • EA ZEW Survey (Economic Sentiment) (Oct2012)
  • GER ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (Oct2012)
  • PHI IPI (Aug2012) 3.5% y-o-y (volume)
  • PHI Retail Sales (Aug2012) -5.0% y-o-y (volume)
  • US CPI (Sep2012) 2.0% y-o-y
  • US Housing Market Index (Oct2012) 41
  • US IPI (Sep2012_P) 2.8% y-o-y sa
  • US Total Capacity Utilization (Sep2012_P) 78.3
Wednesday
17
  • MAL CPI (Sep2012)
  • SIN Electronic Exports (Sep2012) -16.4% y-o-y
  • SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Sep2012) -3.4% y-o-y
  • THA Monetary Policy (Oct2012) 2.75%
  • US Housing Starts (Sep2012) 15.0% m-o-m saar
Thursday
18
  • HKG Unemployment (Sep2012) 3.3% sa
  • PRC GDP (Q32012_P) 7.4% y-o-y
  • US Jobless Claims (Oct W22012) 359.0Th
  • US Leading Indicator (Sep2012) 95.9
Friday
19
  • GER PPI (Sep2012)
  • JPN Leading Index (Aug2012_R) 93.2
  • PRC Fixed Asset Investment (Sep2012) 20.5% y-o-y (year-to-date)
  • PRC IPI (Sep2012) 9.2% y-o-y
  • PRC Retail Sales (Sep2012) 14.2% y-o-y
  • US Existing Home Sales (Sep2012) -1.7% m-o-m saar
Monday
22
  • HKG CPI (Sep2012) 3.8% y-o-y
  • JPN Exports (Sep2012) -10.3% y-o-y
  • JPN Imports (Sep2012) 4.1% y-o-y
  • JPN Trade Balance (Sep2012) -558,555Mn JPY
  • TAP Unemployment (Sep2012)
Tuesday
23
  • EA Consumer Confidence (Oct2012_A)
  • SIN CPI (Sep2012) 4.7% y-o-y sa
  • US Housing Prices (Aug2012) 0.7% m-o-m sa
Wednesday
24
  • EA PMI Composite (Oct2012_A) 45.8
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Oct2012_A) 45.3
  • GER IFO Business Climate (Oct2012)
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Oct2012_A) 49.1
  • THA Exports (Sep2012) 0.2% y-o-y
  • THA Imports (Sep2012) -7.7% y-o-y
  • THA Trade Balance (Sep2012) 1152.8Mn USD
  • US New Home Sales (Sep2012) 5.7% m-o-m saar
  • VIE CPI (Oct2012) 7.0% y-o-y
Thursday
25
  • HKG Exports (Sep2012) 15.2% y-o-y
  • HKG Imports (Sep2012) 14.9% y-o-y
  • HKG Trade Balance (Sep2012) -45152Mn HKD
  • PHI Imports (Aug2012) -0.4% y-o-y
  • PHI Trade Balance (Aug2012) -1259Mn USD
  • SIN IPI (Sep2012) -2.5% y-o-y
  • THA IPI (Sep2012) -13.7% y-o-y
  • THA Total Capacity Utilization (Sep2012) 64.5
  • US Durable Goods Orders (Sep2012) 9.9% m-o-m sa
  • US Jobless Claims (Oct W32012) 342.7Th
  • US Pending Home Sales (Sep2012) 0.3% m-o-m saar
Friday
26
  • JPN CPI (Sep2012) -0.3% y-o-y
  • KOR Consumer Sentiment (Oct2012) 98
  • KOR GDP (Q32012_P) 1.6% y-o-y
  • TAP Leading Index (Sep2012) 130.9
  • US GDP (Q32012_A) 2.0% q-o-q saar
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Oct2012_F) 82.6
  • VIE IPI (Oct2012) 5.7% y-o-y
Monday
29
  • GER CPI (Oct2012_P)
  • JPN Retail Sales (Sep2012) 0.4% y-o-y
  • PRC Leading Index (Sep2012) 2
  • VIE Exports (Oct2012) 17.9% y-o-y
  • VIE Imports (Oct2012) 13.7% y-o-y
  • VIE Retail Sales (Oct2012) 19.9% y-o-y
  • VIE Trade Balance (Oct2012) -500.0Mn USD
Tuesday
30
  • EA Business Climate Indicator (Oct2012)
  • EA Consumer Confidence (Oct2012_F)
  • IND Monetary Policy (Oct2012) 8.00% (repo rate)
  • JPN IPI (Sep2012_P) -8.1% y-o-y
  • US Consumer Sentiment (Oct2012)
  • US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Aug2012)
Wednesday
31
  • KOR IPI (Sep2012)
  • TAP GDP (Q32012_P)
  • THA Business Sentiment Index (Sep2012)
  • US Chicago PMI (Oct2012)
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Sources: Bloomberg, CEIC, European Central Bank, Eurostat, IMF, Institute for Supply Management, Markit Economics, National Association of Home Builders, National Association of Realtors, National sources, Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management, 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