Economic calendar

Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, OctoberThe Conference BoardA monthly survey of how households see jobs, business conditions and the months ahead.

Advance Report on Durable Goods--Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, SeptemberCensus BureauOrders for long-lasting goods such as machinery, a gauge of business investment.

Fed rate-setting meeting beginsFederal ReserveThe Fed's rate-setting committee opens its two-day meeting.

New Residential Sales, SeptemberCensus BureauSales of newly built homes, a read on housing demand.

Preliminary U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products, SeptemberCensus BureauEarly figures on steel imports, a narrow trade indicator.

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly), SeptemberBureau of Labor StatisticsJobs and unemployment by metro area.

Quarterly Data Series on Business Employment Dynamics, first quarterBureau of Labor StatisticsJob gains and losses at opening, expanding and closing businesses.

Fed interest-rate decisionFederal ReserveThe Fed announces its rate decision, followed by the chair's press conference.

FOMC press conferenceFederal ReserveThe Fed chair explains the rate decision and answers questions.

Advance Economic Indicators Report (International Trade, Retail, & Wholesale), SeptemberCensus BureauEarly figures on the goods trade gap and inventories that feed the growth estimate.

Housing Vacancies and Homeownership, third quarterCensus BureauThe homeownership rate and rental vacancies.

GDP, third quarter (advance estimate)Bureau of Economic AnalysisThe first estimate of how fast the economy grew last quarter.

Personal Income and Outlays, SeptemberBureau of Economic AnalysisHousehold income and spending, with the PCE price index the Fed watches.

Consumer Expenditures, annual 2025Bureau of Labor StatisticsHow households divided their spending last year.

Employment Cost Index, third quarterBureau of Labor StatisticsThe broadest quarterly measure of wage and benefit costs, which the Fed watches for inflation pressure.

Construction Spending (Construction Put in Place), SeptemberCensus BureauSpending on homes, offices and public works.

Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS)Federal ReserveWhether banks are tightening or easing lending standards for households and businesses.

Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, SeptemberBureau of Labor StatisticsJob openings, hires and quits, a read on how tight the labor market is.

Full Report - Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders, SeptemberCensus BureauFactory orders, including the revised durable goods figures.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, SeptemberBureau of Economic Analysis and Census BureauThe gap between what the country imports and exports.

Productivity and Costs (preliminary), third quarterBureau of Labor StatisticsOutput per hour worked and labor costs per unit of output.

Employment Situation (jobs report), OctoberBureau of Labor StatisticsThe monthly jobs report: hiring, the unemployment rate and wages.

G.19 Consumer Credit, SeptemberFederal ReserveGrowth in credit-card, auto and student borrowing.

University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, November (preliminary)University of Michigan Surveys of ConsumersHow confident households feel about their finances and the economy, plus their inflation expectations.

Consumer Price Index, OctoberBureau of Labor StatisticsThe monthly inflation report; it shapes expectations for the Fed's next rate decision.