2009 Schedule of U.S. Economic Release Dates by Release (New York time, UTC/GMT -5 hours). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chain Store Sales Index (follow the Chain Store Sales link on the left-hand menu) -- 2 p.m. January 8 Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) -- 8:30 a.m. January 26 February 23 March 23 April 20 May 26 June 29 July 21 August 24 September 28 October 26 November 23 December 21 Civilian Workers, Compensation 12-month % Change (NSA) -- 10 a.m. March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 December 31 Civilian Workers, Compensation 3-month % Change (SA) -- 10 a.m. March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 December 31 Construction Spending / Construction Put in Place -- 10 a.m. January 5 February 2 March 2 April 1 May 4 June 1 July 1 August 3 September 1 October 1 November 2 December 1 Consumer Price Index (CPI) -- 8:30 a.m. January 16 February 20 March 18 April 15 May 15 June 17 July 15 August 14 September 16 October 15 November 18 December 16 Corporate Profits -- 8:30 a.m. March 26 May 29 June 25 August 27 September 30 November 24 December 22 County Employment and Wages Quarterly -- 10 a.m. January 13 January 26 County Estimates of Compensation by Industry -- 10 a.m. December 21 Durable Goods Manufacturers -- 8:30 a.m. January 29 February 26 March 25 April 24 May 28 June 24 July 29 August 26 September 25 October 28 November 25 December 24 Employment Cost Index (Quarterly) -- 8:30 a.m. January 30 April 30 July 31 October 30 Employment Situation (Includes Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Average Workweek, and Hourly Earnings) -- 8:30 a.m. January 9 February 6 March 6 April 3 May 8 June 5 July 2 August 7 September 4 October 2 November 6 December 4 Existing Home Sales -- 10 a.m. January 6 February 19 March 3 April 1 May 20 June 2 July 1 August 19 September 1 October 1 November 19 December 1 Federal Assistance Award Data System -- 10 a.m. March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes -- 2 p.m. January 6 Foreign Investor Spending -- 8:30 a.m. June 4 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) -- 8:30 a.m. January 30 February 27 March 26 April 29 May 29 June 25 July 31 August 27 September 30 October 29 November 24 December 22 Gross Domestic Product by Industry -- 10:30 a.m. September 24 Gross Domestic Product by Metropolitan Area -- 10:30 a.m. September 24 Gross Domestic Product by State and Industry -- 8:30 a.m. June 2 Housing Vacancies (Quarterly) -- 10 a.m. February 3 April 27 July 24 October 29 International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing -- 10 a.m. January 9 January 12 International Economic Trends -- 5 p.m. January 6 International Update ( covers recent developments in foreign public and private pensions ) -- 8:30 a.m. January 16 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) -- 10 a.m. January 13 January 13 February 10 March 10 April 7 May 12 June 9 July 7 August 12 September 9 October 9 November 10 December 8 Local Area Personal Income -- 10 a.m. April 23 Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (Factory Orders, M3) -- 10 a.m. January 6 February 5 March 5 April 2 May 1 June 3 July 2 August 5 September 2 October 2 November 3 December 4 Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales (Business Inventories) -- 10 a.m. January 14 February 12 March 12 April 14 May 13 June 11 July 14 August 13 September 15 October 14 November 16 December 11 Manufacturing, Mining, and Wholesale Trade (Quarterly) -- 10 a.m. March 30 June 15 September 14 December 14 Mass Layoffs (Monthly) -- 10 a.m. January 28 February 25 March 20 April 23 May 22 June 23 July 23 August 21 September 23 October 22 November 20 December 22 Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment -- 10 a.m. January 6 February 4 March 19 April 1 April 29 June 3 June 30 July 29 September 1 September 30 October 28 December 2 Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories (MTIS) -- 10 a.m. January 9 February 10 March 10 April 8 May 8 June 9 July 9 August 11 September 11 October 8 November 6 December 9 Multinational Companies -- 9 a.m. April 17 New Residential Construction (Housing Starts) -- 8:30 a.m. January 22 February 18 March 17 April 16 May 19 June 16 July 17 August 18 September 17 October 20 November 18 December 16 New Residential Sales (New Home Sales) -- 10 a.m. January 29 February 26 March 25 April 24 May 28 June 24 July 27 August 26 September 25 October 28 November 25 December 23 Personal Income and Outlays -- 8:30 a.m. February 2 March 2 March 27 April 30 June 1 June 26 August 4 August 28 October 1 October 30 November 25 December 23 Personal Income for Metropolitan Areas (Annual) -- 9 a.m. August 6 Private Industry, Compensation 12-month % Change (NSA) -- 10 a.m. March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 December 31 Private Industry, Compensation 3-month % Change (SA) -- 10 a.m. March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 December 31 Producer Price Index (PPI) -- 8:30 a.m. January 15 February 19 March 17 April 14 May 14 June 16 July 14 August 18 September 15 October 20 November 17 December 15 Productivity and Costs (Quarterly) -- 8:30 a.m. February 5 March 5 May 7 June 4 August 11 September 2 November 5 December 3 Quarterly Services Survey -- 10 a.m. March 11 June 10 September 9 December 10 Real Earnings -- 8:30 a.m. January 16 February 20 March 18 April 15 May 15 June 17 July 15 August 14 September 16 October 15 November 18 December 16 Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) -- 10 a.m. January 27 March 11 March 27 April 17 May 22 June 19 July 17 August 21 September 18 October 21 November 20 December 18 Retail (Quarterly) -- 10 a.m. January 7 June 22 September 21 December 21 Retail and Food Service Sales (MARTS) -- 8:45 a.m. January 14 February 12 March 12 April 14 May 13 June 11 July 14 August 13 September 15 October 14 November 16 December 11 Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey -- 10 a.m. January 27 February 24 March 24 April 28 May 26 June 23 July 28 August 25 September 22 October 27 November 24 December 22 Richmond Fed Survey of Services and Retail Activity -- 10 a.m. January 27 February 24 March 24 April 28 May 26 June 23 July 28 August 25 September 22 October 27 November 24 December 22 SSI Monthly Statistics -- 10 a.m. January 22 State Personal Income (Annual) -- 9 a.m. March 24 September 18 State Personal Income (Quarterly) -- 8:30 a.m. March 24 June 18 September 18 December 17 State and Local Government, Compensation 12-month % Change (NSA) -- 10 a.m. March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 December 31 State and Local Government, Compensation 3-month % Change (SA) -- 10 a.m. March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 December 31 Survey of Current Business -- 10:00 a.m. January 16 February 17 March 17 April 17 May 15 June 17 July 17 August 17 September 17 October 19 November 17 December 17 Tourism Sales (Quarterly) -- 8:30 a.m. March 19 June 16 September 23 December 15 Treasury International Capital (TIC) -- 9 a.m. January 16 February 17 March 16 April 15 May 15 June 15 July 16 August 17 September 16 October 16 November 17 December 15 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes -- 8:30 a.m. January 14 February 18 March 13 April 9 May 13 June 12 July 10 August 13 September 11 October 14 November 13 December 11 U.S. International Investment Position -- 10 a.m. June 26 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services -- 8:30 a.m. January 13 February 11 March 13 April 9 May 12 June 10 July 10 August 12 September 10 October 9 November 13 December 10 U.S. International Transactions (Current Account) (Balance of Payments) -- 8:30 a.m. March 18 June 17 September 16 December 16 Copyright shared by the National Bureau of Economic Research and Jean Roth, jroth@nber.org, 2009-01-26 Please visit http://www.nber.org/releases for more information about economic indicators.