Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 11/12/23


Monday 11 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Sentiment Consumer Sentiment Chart -2.6% +2.7%

Tuesday 12 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 4.2% 4.2% 4.2%
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 7.9% 7.7% 7.2%
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart 17.8k 15.0k +16.0k
ZEW Current Conditions ZEW Current Conditions Chart -79.8 -76.0 -77.1
ZEW Economic sentiment ZEW Economic sentiment Chart 9.8 8.8 12.8
CPI Month on Month (sa) CPI Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
CPI Year on Year (nsa) CPI Year on Year (nsa) Chart 3.2% 3.1% 3.1%
Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Chart 9 10 12
Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Chart 27 27 30

Wednesday 13 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -14.288Bln GB -14.300Bln GB -17.032Bln GB
Manufacturing Output Month on Month Manufacturing Output Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.0% -1.1%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 0.0% -0.1% -0.8%
Manufacturing Output Year on Year Manufacturing Output Year on Year Chart 3.0% 1.9% 0.8%
Trade Balance Non-EU Trade Balance Non-EU Chart -4.450Bln GB -4.828Bln GB
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart 1.5% 1.1% 0.4%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart -6.9% -4.6% -6.6%
Industrial Production Month on Month   -1.1% -0.3% -0.7%
PPI Final Demand Month on Month PPI Final Demand Month on Month Chart -0.5% 0.1% 0.0%
PPI Core Year on Year PPI Core Year on Year Chart 1.3% 1.0% 0.9%
PPI excl Food and Energy MM PPI excl Food and Energy MM Chart 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -4.632Mln -0.650Mln -4.259Mln
FOMC Rate Decision   5.375% 5.375% 5.25 - 5.50%

Thursday 14 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 3.7% 3.8% +3.9%
Industrial Production Revised Industrial Production Revised Chart 1.0% 1.3%
MPC Vote For Rate Cut   0 0 0
MPC Vote For Rate Unchanged   6 6 6
MPC Vote For Rate Hike   3 3 3
BoE Rate Decision BoE Rate Decision Chart 5.25% 5.25% 5.25%
ECB Rate Decision ECB Rate Decision Chart 4.50% 4.50% 4.50%
Retail Sales Ex-Auto Month on Month   0.1% -0.1% 0.2%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 220k 220k 202k
Retail Sales Month on Month   -0.1% -0.1% 0.3%
Business Inventories Month on Month Business Inventories Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.0% -0.1%

Friday 15 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -24 -22 -22
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 7.6% 12.5% +10.1%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 3.8% 3.8% 3.9%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart -0.3% -0.3% -0.2%
CPI Final Year on Year   0.7% 0.7% 0.6%
CPI Final Month on Month   -0.4% -0.4% -0.6%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -0.470Bln EU -0.684Bln EU
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 10.0Bln EU +11.1Bln EU
House Starts Annualized House Starts Annualized Chart 274.7k 257.1k 212.6k
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart -0.6% 0.3% 0.2%

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