Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 18/05/26


Monday 18 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales Retail Sales Chart 1.7% 2.0% 0.2%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 2.5%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -0.2%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -0.652Bln EU

Tuesday 19 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Quarter on Quarter   0.3% 0.4%
Consumer Sentiment Consumer Sentiment Chart -12.5%
Industrial Production Revised Industrial Production Revised Chart -0.5%
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 3.8% 3.8%
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 4.9% 4.9%
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart 26.8k
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 11.5Bln EU
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 2.5%
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart 0.2%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 2.4% 3.1%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.9% 0.6%
Pending Home Sales Month on Month Pending Home Sales Month on Month Chart 1.5% 1.3%

Wednesday 20 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) Chart 0.2%
RPI Year on Year RPI Year on Year Chart 4.1% 3.7%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 3.3% 3.0%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.7% 0.9%
PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) Chart 2.0%
RPI Month on Month RPI Month on Month Chart 0.8% 1.5%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 1.3% 1.0%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 3.0% 3.0%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -4.306Mln

Thursday 21 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Exports Year on Year Exports Year on Year Chart 11.5% 9.3%
Imports Year on Year Imports Year on Year Chart 10.9% 8.3%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 643.0Bln JP -29.7Bln JP
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 4.3% 4.3%
Housing Starts Housing Starts Chart 1.502Mln 1.405Mln
Philadelphia Fed Business Index Philadelphia Fed Business Index Chart 26.7 18.6

Friday 22 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -25 -28
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart 1.8% 1.7%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart 1.5%
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -33.3 -34.0
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.7% -0.4%
GDP Year on Year GDP Year on Year Chart 0.5% 0.5%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.3% 0.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 1.7% 1.3%
IFO Business Climate Expectations IFO Business Climate Expectations Chart 83.3 83.6
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 0.7% 0.6%
Industrial PPI Year on Year Industrial PPI Year on Year Chart 7.8%
Industrial PPI Month on Month Industrial PPI Month on Month Chart 2.4%
Univ Michigan Expectation Univ Michigan Expectation Chart 48.5
Univ Michigan Conditions Univ Michigan Conditions Chart 47.8
Univ Michigan Sentiment Univ Michigan Sentiment Chart 48.2 48.2

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