- Initial Jobless Claims (Released 8:30 EST)
- Continuing Claims (Released 8:30 EST)
- Wholesale Inventories (Released 10:00 EST)
- ICSC Chain Store Sales YoY (Released 13:30 EST)
Initial Jobless Claims (May 3)
| Survey | 370K |
| Actual | 365K |
| Prior | 380K |
| Revised | 383K |
Still far from recession levels anticipated several months ago by most forecasters.
Continuing Claims (Apr 26)
| Survey | 3020K |
| Actual | 3020K |
| Prior | 3019K |
| Revised | 3030K |
Far from recession levels but the chart is still looking higher. This often lags initial claims.
Wholesale Inventories (Mar)
| Survey | 0.5% |
| Actual | -0.1% |
| Prior | 1.1% |
| Revised | 0.9% |
Another sign that the odds of a recession are lower than anticipated a few months ago.
ICSC Chain Store Sales YoY
| Survey | n/a |
| Actual | 3.6% |
| Prior | -0.5% |
| Revised | n/a |
More evidence the worst is over, and recession was never in the cards.
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