Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 11/05/26


Monday 11 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Month on Month (China) CPI Month on Month (China) Chart -0.7% -0.1% 0.3%
CPI Month on Month (China) CPI Month on Month (China) Chart -0.7% -0.1% 0.3%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 0.5% 1.6% 2.8%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 2.5%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -0.2%
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 3.98Mln 4.05Mln 4.02Mln
Existing Home Sales Existing Home Sales Chart 3.98Mln 4.05Mln 4.02Mln

Tuesday 12 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Retail Sales (Office for National Stats) Chart 3.1% -3.4%
Consumer Sentiment Consumer Sentiment Chart -12.5%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 2.90% 2.9% 2.9%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 2.5%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -0.2%
Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Industrial Production Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.1% 0.2% 0.7%
Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Industrial Production Year on Year (wda) Chart 0.5% 0.3% 1.5%
ZEW Economic sentiment ZEW Economic sentiment Chart -17.2 -19.8 -10.2
ZEW Current Conditions ZEW Current Conditions Chart -73.7 -77.8 -77.8
CPI Month on Month (sa) CPI Month on Month (sa) Chart 0.9% 0.6% 0.6%
CPI Year on Year (nsa) CPI Year on Year (nsa) Chart 3.3% 3.7% 3.8%

Wednesday 13 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
ILO Unemployment Rate ILO Unemployment Rate Chart 7.9% 7.8% 8.1%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 2.5%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -0.2%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
GDP Flash estimate Year on Year   0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter GDP Flash Estimate Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart -0.6% -1.7% -2.1%
Industrial Production Month on Month   0.4% 0.3% 0.2%
PPI Final Demand Month on Month PPI Final Demand Month on Month Chart 0.5% 0.5% 1.4%
PPI Core Year on Year PPI Core Year on Year Chart 4.0% 4.9% 6.0%
PPI excl Food and Energy MM PPI excl Food and Energy MM Chart 0.1% 0.3% 1.0%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -2.313Mln -2.051Mln -4.306Mln

Thursday 14 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GDP Prelim Year on Year   1.0% 0.8% 1.1%
Industrial Production Year on Year Industrial Production Year on Year Chart -0.4% 0.2% 0.0%
Manufacturing Output Month on Month Manufacturing Output Month on Month Chart -0.1% 0.0% 1.2%
Trade Balance Trade Balance Chart -18.791Bln GB -20.000Bln GB -27.218Bln GB
GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter GDP Prelim Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.1% 0.6% 0.6%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -0.2%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 2.5%
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart 0.5% -0.3% -0.2%
Trade Balance Non-EU Trade Balance Non-EU Chart -7.097Bln GB -15.195Bln GB
Manufacturing Output Year on Year Manufacturing Output Year on Year Chart -0.5% 0.0% 1.2%
Retail Sales Ex-Auto Month on Month   1.9% 0.6% 0.7%
Retail Sales Month on Month   1.7% 0.5% 0.5%
Business Inventories Month on Month Business Inventories Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.8% 0.9%

Friday 15 May

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 2.5%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart -0.2%
CPI Final Year on Year   2.9% 2.9% 2.8%
CPI Final Month on Month   1.7% 1.7% 1.6%
House Starts Annualized House Starts Annualized Chart 235.9k 240.0k 279.3k
Industrial Production Month on Month Industrial Production Month on Month Chart -0.5% 0.3% 0.7%

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