Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 20/12/21


Tuesday 21 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -1.6 -2.7 -6.8
Public Sector Net Borrowing   18.035Bln GB 16.620Bln GB
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 20.4% 22.1%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 7.1% 1.2%
Current Account Balance Current Account Balance Chart -190.3Bln US -205.0Bln US -214.8Bln US
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -0.6% 1.0% 1.6%

Wednesday 22 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Final Year on Year   6.6% 6.6% 6.8%
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 1.3% 1.3% 1.1%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 2.9% 3.5%
Current Account Current Account Chart -8.605Bln GB -15.600Bln GB -24.444Bln GB
GDP Final GDP Final Chart 2.1% 2.1% 2.3%
Corporate Profits Corporate Profits Chart 4.2% 3.4%
GDP Deflator GDP Deflator Chart 5.9% 5.9% 5.9%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 109.5 110.8 115.8
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 6.34Mln 6.52Mln 6.46Mln
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -4.584Mln -2.750Mln -4.715Mln

Thursday 23 December

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence   117.5 116.2 117.7
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 4.1% 4.5% 4.7%
Durable Goods   -0.4% 1.6% 2.5%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
Weekly Jobless Claims Weekly Jobless Claims Chart 206k 205k 205k
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.6% 0.6%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 5.0% 5.7%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.7% 0.0%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.1% 0.8% +0.8%
Univ Michigan Expectation Univ Michigan Expectation Chart 67.8 68.3
New Home Sales-Units Month on Month New Home Sales-Units Month on Month Chart 0.745Mln 0.770Mln 0.744Mln
Univ Michigan Sentiment Univ Michigan Sentiment Chart 70.4 70.4 70.6
Univ Michigan Conditions Univ Michigan Conditions Chart 74.6 74.2
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 4.2% 4.3%
CPI Overall Nationwide CPI Overall Nationwide Chart 0.1% 0.6%
CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year CPI Core Nationwide Year on Year Chart 0.1% 0.4% 0.5%

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