Economic calendar

April 2014

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Monday 
Tuesday
1
  • AUS Monetary Policy (Apr2014) 2.5% (cash rate)
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014_F) 53.0
  • EA Unemployment (Feb2014) 11.9% m-o-m sa
  • FRA PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014_F) 52.1
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014_F) 53.7
  • GER Unemployment (Mar2014)
  • IND Monetary Policy (Apr2014)
  • IND PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014) 51.3
  • INO CPI (Mar2014) 7.3% y-o-y
  • INO Exports (Feb2014) -3.0% y-o-y
  • INO Imports (Feb2014) -10.0% y-o-y
  • INO PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014) 50.1
  • INO Trade Balance (Feb2014) 785.3Mn USD
  • KAZ CPI (Mar2014) 6.2% y-o-y
  • KAZ PPI (Mar2014) 8.1% y-o-y
  • KOR CPI (Mar2014) 1.3% y-o-y
  • KOR Exports (Mar2014) 5.2% y-o-y
  • KOR Imports (Mar2014) 3.6% y-o-y
  • KOR PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014) 50.4
  • KOR Trade Balance (Mar2014) 4192.0Mn USD
  • PAK CPI (Mar2014) 8.5% y-o-y
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014) 48.0
  • TAP PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014) 52.7
  • THA CPI (Mar2014) 2.1% y-o-y
  • US Construction Spending (Feb2014) 0.2% m-o-m saar
  • US ISM Mfg Index (Mar2014) 53.7
  • US PMI (Mar2014_F) 55.5
  • VIE PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014) 51.3
Wednesday
2
  • EA PPI (Feb2014) -1.7% y-o-y
  • SIN PMI (Mar2014) 50.8
Thursday
3
  • AUS Exports (Feb2014) 16.9% y-o-y
  • AUS Imports (Feb2014) 9.2% y-o-y
  • AUS Trade Balance (Feb2014) 1842.0Mn AUD
  • EA Monetary Policy (Apr2014) 0.25% (interest rate)
  • EA PMI Composite (Mar2014_F) 53.1
  • EA PMI Services (Mar2014_F) 52.2
  • EA Retail Sales (Feb2014) 1.2% y-o-y
  • FRA PMI Services (Mar2014_F) 51.5
  • GER PMI Services (Mar2014_F) 53.0
  • HKG PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014) 49.9
  • IND PMI Services (Mar2014) 48.9
  • JPN PMI Services (Mar2014) 52.2
  • PRC PMI Services (Mar2014) 49.3
  • US Exports (Feb2014) 0.7% y-o-y
  • US Imports (Feb2014) 0.4% y-o-y
  • US ISM Non-Mfg Index (Mar2014) 53.1
  • US Jobless Claims (Mar W42014) 326Th
  • US PMI Services (Mar2014_F) 55.3
  • US Trade Balance (Feb2014) -48100.0Mn USD
Friday
4
  • MAL Exports (Feb2014) 12.3% y-o-y
  • MAL Imports (Feb2014) 9.5% y-o-y
  • MAL Trade Balance (Feb2014) 10436.2Mn MYR
  • NZL Unemployment (Q42013)
  • PHI CPI (Mar2014) 3.9% y-o-y
  • SRI Exports (Jan2014) 23.2% y-o-y
  • SRI Imports (Jan2014) 8.0% y-o-y
  • SRI Monetary Policy (Apr2014)
  • SRI Trade Balance (Jan2014) -755.9Mn USD
  • US Unemployment (Mar2014) 6.8%
Monday
7
  • GER IPI (Feb2014) -0.9% y-o-y
  • JPN Leading Index (Feb2014_P)
  • TAP CPI (Mar2014) 1.6% y-o-y
  • TAP Exports (Mar2014) 2.0% y-o-y
  • TAP Imports (Mar2014) 7.5% y-o-y
  • TAP Trade Balance (Mar2014) 1953.3Mn USD
  • TAP WPI (Mar2014) 0.2% y-o-y
Tuesday
8
  • FRA Exports (Feb2014) 0.2% y-o-y
  • FRA Imports (Feb2014) -5.9% y-o-y
  • FRA Trade Balance (Feb2014) -4796.0Mn EUR
  • INO Monetary Policy (Apr2014) 7.5% (BI Rate)
  • JPN Current Account (Feb2014) -41.4Bn JPY
  • JPN Monetary Policy (Apr2014) 60Th JPY (annual increase monetary base)
Wednesday
9
  • GER Current Account (Jan2014) 16246.8Mn EUR
  • GER Exports (Feb2014) 4.6% y-o-y
  • GER Imports (Feb2014) 6.4% y-o-y
  • GER Trade Balance (Feb2014) 16300.0Mn EUR
  • JPN Machine Orders (Mar2014_P)
  • KOR Unemployment (Mar2014) 3.9%
Thursday
10
  • AUS Unemployment (Mar2014) 6.2%
  • FRA CPI (Mar2014) 0.7% y-o-y
  • FRA IPI (Feb2014) -0.9% y-o-y
  • IND Exports (Mar2014) -3.2% y-o-y
  • IND Imports (Mar2014) -2.1% y-o-y
  • IND Trade Balance (Mar2014) -10507.3Mn USD
  • JPN Machine Orders (Feb2014_F) -5.9% m-o-m sa
  • KAZ IPI (Mar2014)
  • KOR Monetary Policy (Apr2014) 2.5% (base rate)
  • MAL IPI (Feb2014) 6.8% y-o-y
  • NZL PMI Manufacturing (Mar2014)
  • PAK Exports (Mar2014) 6.0% y-o-y
  • PAK Imports (Mar2014) -16.5% y-o-y
  • PAK Trade Balance (Mar2014) -1367.0Mn USD
  • PHI Exports (Feb2014) 24.4% y-o-y
  • PRC Exports (Mar2014) -6.6% y-o-y
  • PRC Imports (Mar2014) -11.3% y-o-y
  • PRC Trade Balance (Mar2014) 7705.5Mn USD
  • SIN GDP (Q12014_A)
  • THA Consumer Confidence (Mar2014) 68.8
  • US Jobless Claims (Apr W12014) 300Th
Friday
11
  • FRA Current Account (Feb2014) -4166.0Mn EUR
  • GER CPI (Mar2014_F) 1.0% y-o-y
  • IND IPI (Feb2014) -1.9% y-o-y
  • PRC CPI (Mar2014) 2.4% y-o-y
  • PRC PPI (Mar2014) -2.3%
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Apr2014_P) 82.6
Monday
14
  • EA IPI (Feb2014) 1.7% y-o-y
  • US Retail Sales (Mar2014) 1.1% m-o-m sa
Tuesday
15
  • EA Exports (Feb2014)
  • EA Imports (Feb2014)
  • EA Trade Balance (Feb2014)
  • EA ZEW Survey (Economic Expectations) (Apr2014) 61.2%
  • GER ZEW Survey (Current Situation) (Apr2014) 59.5%
  • GER ZEW Survey (Economic Expectations) (Apr2014) 43.2%
  • IND CPI (Mar2014) 8.3% y-o-y
  • IND WPI (Mar2014) 5.7% y-o-y
  • PHI Remittances (Feb2014)
  • PRC Retail Sales (Mar2014) 12.2% y-o-y
  • SIN Retail Sales (Feb2014) -7.1% y-o-y
  • US CPI (Mar2014) 1.5% y-o-y
  • US Housing Market Index (Apr2014) 47.0
Wednesday
16
  • EA CPI (Mar2014_F)
  • JPN IPI (Feb2014_F) 7.0% y-o-y
  • JPN Total Capacity Utilization (Feb2014_F)
  • MAL CPI (Mar2014) 3.5% y-o-y
  • PRC Fixed Asset Investment (Mar2014) 17.6%
  • PRC IPI (Mar2014) 8.8% y-o-y
  • US Housing Starts (Mar2014) 2.8% m-o-m saar
  • US IPI (Mar2014) 3.8% y-o-y sa
  • US PPI (Mar2014) 1.7% y-o-y
  • US Total Capacity Utilization (Mar2014)
Thursday
17
  • EA Current Account (Jan2014)
  • GER PPI (Mar2014)
  • JPN Consumer Confidence (Mar2014)
  • KOR PPI (Mar2014) -0.5% y-o-y
  • SIN Electronic Exports (Mar2014) -16.1% y-o-y
  • SIN Non-oil Domestic Exports (Mar2014) -6.6% y-o-y
  • US Jobless Claims (Apr W22014) 305Th
Friday
18
Monday
21
  • JPN Exports (Mar2014) 1.8% y-o-y
  • JPN Imports (Mar2014) 18.1% y-o-y
  • JPN Leading Index (Feb2014_F) 108.9
  • JPN Trade Balance (Mar2014) -1446255.0Mn JPY
  • US Leading Index (Mar2014)
Tuesday
22
  • EA Consumer Confidence (Apr2014_A)
  • HKG CPI (Mar2014) 3.9% y-o-y
  • HKG Unemployment (Mar2014) 3.1%
  • TAP Unemployment (Mar2014) 4.03%
  • US Existing Home Sales (Mar2014) -0.2% m-o-m saar
Wednesday
23
  • EA PMI Composite (Apr2014_P) 54.0
  • EA PMI Manufacturing (Apr2014_P) 53.3
  • EA PMI Services (Apr2014_P) 53.1
  • FRA PMI Manufacturing (Apr2014_P) 50.9
  • FRA PMI Services (Apr2014_P) 50.3
  • GER PMI Manufacturing (Apr2014_P) 54.2
  • GER PMI Services (Apr2014_P) 55.0
  • PRC PMI Manufacturing (Apr2014) 48.3
  • SIN CPI (Mar2014) 1.2% y-o-y
  • TAP IPI (Mar2014) 3.1% y-o-y
  • THA Monetary Policy (Apr2014)
  • US Housing Prices (Feb2014) 0.6% m-o-m sa
  • US New Home Sales (Mar2014) -14.5% m-o-m saar
  • US PMI (Apr2014_P) 55.4
Thursday
24
  • FRA PMI Manufacturing (Apr2014_P) 50.9
  • FRA PMI Services (Apr2014_P) 50.3
  • GER IFO Business Climate (Apr2014)
  • KOR GDP (Q12014_P)
  • NZL Monetary Policy (Apr2014)
  • US Durable Goods Orders (Mar2014) 2.6% m-o-m sa
  • US Jobless Claims (Apr W32014) 329.0Th
  • VIE CPI (Apr2014) 4.4% y-o-y
Friday
25
  • JPN CPI (Mar2014) 1.6% y-o-y
  • KOR Consumer Confidence (Apr2014) 108.0
  • PHI Imports (Feb2014) 0.3% y-o-y
  • PHI Trade Balance (Feb2014) -66.4Mn USD
  • SIN IPI (Mar2014) 12.1% y-o-y
  • THA IPI (Mar2014) -10.4% y-o-y
  • THA Total Capacity Utilization (Mar2014)
  • US PMI Services (Apr2014_P) 54.2
  • US U. of Michigan Confidence (Apr2014_F) 84.1
Monday
28
  • GER Retail Sales (Mar2014) -1.9% y-o-y
  • HKG Exports (Mar2014) 3.4% y-o-y
  • HKG Imports (Mar2014) 3.2% y-o-y
  • HKG Trade Balance (Mar2014) -50365.2Mn HKD
  • JPN Retail Sales (Mar2014) 11.0% y-o-y
  • PRC Leading Index (Mar2014) 285.7
  • TAP Leading Index (Mar2014) 104.5
  • US Pending Home Sales (Mar2014) 3.4% m-o-m saar
Tuesday
29
  • EA Business Climate Indicator (Apr2014) 0.27
  • EA Consumer Confidence (Apr2014_F) -8.6
  • EA Economic Sentiment (Apr2014) 102.0
  • GER Consumer Confidence (May2013)
  • GER CPI (Apr2014_P) 1.3% y-o-y
  • KOR Current Account (Mar2014)
  • NZL Exports (Mar2014) 15.2% y-o-y
  • NZL Imports (Mar2014) 13.1% y-o-y
  • NZL Trade Balance (Mar2014) 920.4Mn NZD
  • US Consumer Confidence (Apr2014) 82.3
  • US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Ind (Feb2014) 12.9% y-o-y
  • VIE Exports (Apr2014) 21.6% y-o-y
  • VIE Imports (Apr2014) 14.9% y-o-y
  • VIE IPI (Apr2014) 6.0% y-o-y
  • VIE Retail Sales (Apr2014) 11.7% y-o-y
  • VIE Trade Balance (Apr2014) -400.0Mn USD
Wednesday
30
  • FRA PPI (Mar2014)
  • GER Unemployment (Apr2014)
  • JPN Construction Spending (Mar2014) -8.8% y-o-y
  • JPN Housing Starts (Mar2014) -2.9% y-o-y
  • JPN IPI (Mar2014_P) 7.0% y-o-y
  • JPN PMI Manufacturing (Apr2014) 49.4
  • KOR IPI (Mar2014) 2.7% y-o-y
  • SIN Unemployment (Q12014_P)
  • SRI CPI (Apr2014) 3.4% y-o-y
  • TAP GDP (Q12014_P) 3.0% y-o-y
  • THA Business Confidence (Mar2014) 49.4
  • THA Current Account (Mar2014) 93892.3Mn USD
  • THA Exports (Mar2014) -3.1% y-o-y
  • THA Imports (Mar2014) -14.2% y-o-y
  • THA Trade Balance (Mar2014) 1459.6Mn USD
  • US Chicago PMI (Apr2014) 63.0
  • US GDP (Q12014) 0.1% q-o-q saar
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Sources: Bloomberg, CEIC, European Central Bank, IMF, Markit Economics, 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