Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 03/05/21


Monday 03 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -9.0% -0.3% +11.0%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 1.2% 3.0% +7.7%
PMI Manufacturing   59.8 61.0 60.7
PMI Manufacturing   59.2 59.2 58.9
PMI Manufacturing   66.4 66.4 66.2
PMI Manufacturing   63.3 63.3 62.9
PMI Manufacturing   58.5 57.2
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 64.7 65.0 60.7

Tuesday 04 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Goods & Services Trade Balance Goods & Services Chart 7529Mln AU 8000Mln AU 5574Mln AU
Exports Exports Chart -1% -2%
Imports Imports Chart 5% +4%
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 0.10% 0.10% 0.1%
PMI Manufacturing   60.7 60.7 60.9
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -71.1Bln US -74.5Bln US -74.4Bln US
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 1.04Bln CA 0.70Bln CA -1.14Bln CA
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart -0.8% 1.3% 1.1%

Wednesday 05 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Services   48.6 49.8 47.3
PMI Services   50.4 50.4 50.3
PMI Services   50.1 50.1 49.9
PMI Composite   53.7 53.7 53.8
PMI Services   50.3 50.3 50.5
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 1.5% 4.2% +4.3%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.5% 1.1% +1.1%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 517k 800k 742k
ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI Chart 63.7 64.3 62.7
ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity ISM Non Manufacturing Business Activity Chart 69.4 69.5 62.7
ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid ISM Non Manufacturing Prices Paid Chart 74.0 76.8
ISM Non Manufacturing Employment ISM Non Manufacturing Employment Chart 57.2 58.8
ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders ISM Non Manufacturing New Orders Chart 67.2 63.2
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   0.090Mln -2.346Mln -7.990Mln

Thursday 06 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PMI Services   60.1 60.1 61.0
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 3.0% 1.5% +2.7%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -2.9% 9.6% +12.0%
MPC Vote For Rate Hike   0 0 0
MPC Vote For Rate Cut   0 0 0
BoE Rate Decision BoE Rate Decision Chart 0.10% 0.10% 0.1%
BoE QE Total   875Bln GB 875Bln GB 875Bln GB
MPC Vote For Rate Unchanged   9 9 9
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 553k 500k 498k

Friday 07 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 19.1Bln EU 19.5Bln EU 14.3Bln EU
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart -1.6% 2.3% +2.5%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -5.25Bln EU -6.067Bln EU
Industrial Production Month on Month   -4.7% 2.0% +0.8%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart -5.70% +22.9%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart 6.60% -0.1%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.0% 5.8% 6.1%
Average Earnings Average Earnings Chart -0.1% 0.0% 0.7%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 7.5% 7.8% 8.1%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 916k 978k 266k

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