Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 19/04/21


Monday 19 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Imports Year on Year Imports Year on Year Chart 11.8% 4.7% 5.7%
Exports Year on Year Exports Year on Year Chart -4.5% 11.6% 16.1%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart 215.9Bln JP 490.0Bln JP 663.7Bln JP
Industrial Production Revised Industrial Production Revised Chart -2.1% -1.3%
House Starts Annualized House Starts Annualized Chart 245.9k 250.0k 335.2k

Tuesday 20 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 1.9% 3.3% 3.7%
Unemployment Rate (ILO) Unemployment Rate (ILO) Chart 5.0% 5.1% 4.9%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.7% 0.6% 0.9%
Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Average Weekly Earnings 3 Month Year on Year Chart 4.8% 4.8% 4.5%
Claimant Count Unemployment Change Claimant Count Unemployment Change Chart 86.6k 10.1k
CPI Quarter on Quarter CPI Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.5% 0.7% 0.8%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 1.4% 1.4% 1.5%

Wednesday 21 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
RPI Year on Year RPI Year on Year Chart 1.4% 1.6% 1.5%
RPI Month on Month RPI Month on Month Chart 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 0.4% 0.8% 0.7%
PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) PPI Core Year on Year (nsa) Chart 1.4% 1.7%
PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) PPI Core Month on Month (nsa) Chart 0.1% 0.4%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.3%
CPI BoC Core Year on Year CPI BoC Core Year on Year Chart 1.2% 1.4%
CPI Year on Year CPI Year on Year Chart 1.1% 2.3% 2.2%
CPI Boc Core Month on Month CPI Boc Core Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.3%
CPI Month on Month CPI Month on Month Chart 0.5% 0.6% 0.5%
BoC Rate Decision   0.25% 0.25% 0.25%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -5.889Mln -2.975Mln 0.594Mln

Thursday 22 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
ECB Rate Decision ECB Rate Decision Chart 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 576k 617k 547k
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 6.22Mln 6.19Mln 6.01Mln

Friday 23 April

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -16 -12 -15
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart -0.4% -0.2%
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart -0.4% -0.1% -0.1%
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart 2.1% 1.5%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -3.7% 3.5%
Public Sector Net Borrowing   18.413Bln GB 27.271Bln GB
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.775Mln 0.886Mln 1.021Mln

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