2012 Schedule of U.S. Economic Release Dates by Release (New York time, UTC/GMT -5 hours). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Advance Monthly Retail Trade Report (MARTS) -- 8:30 a.m. January 12 February 14 March 13 April 16 May 15 June 13 July 16 August 14 September 14 October 15 November 14 December 13 American Time Use Survey -- 10 a.m. June 22 Auto Sales -- 5 p.m. January 27 Business Employment Dynamics Quarterly -- 10 a.m. February 1 May 1 August 2 November 16 Case-Shiller Home Price Indices -- 9 a.m. January 31 February 28 March 27 April 24 May 29 June 26 July 31 August 28 September 25 October 30 November 27 December 26 Chicago Business Barometer / Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- 9:45 a.m. January 31 February 29 March 30 April 30 May 31 June 29 July 31 August 31 September 28 October 31 November 30 December 28 College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates -- 10 a.m. April 19 Construction Spending / Construction Put in Place -- 10 a.m. January 3 February 1 March 1 April 2 May 1 June 1 July 2 August 1 September 4 October 1 November 1 December 3 Consumer Confidence Index (Conference Board) -- 10 a.m. January 31 February 28 March 27 April 24 May 29 June 26 July 31 August 28 September 25 October 30 November 27 December 27 Consumer Credit (G19) -- 3 p.m. January 9 February 7 March 7 April 6 May 7 June 7 July 9 August 7 September 10 October 5 November 7 December 7 Consumer Price Index (CPI) -- 8:30 a.m. January 19 February 17 March 16 April 13 May 15 June 14 July 17 August 15 September 14 October 16 November 15 December 14 Corporate Profits -- 8:30 a.m. March 29 May 31 June 28 August 29 September 27 November 29 December 20 County Employment and Wages Quarterly -- 10 a.m. January 10 March 28 June 28 September 27 Durable Goods Manufacturers -- 8:30 a.m. January 26 February 28 March 28 April 25 May 24 June 27 July 26 August 24 September 27 October 25 November 27 December 24 Empire State Manufacturing Survey -- 8:30 a.m. January 17 February 15 March 15 April 16 May 15 June 15 July 16 August 15 September 17 October 15 November 15 December 17 Employee Tenure -- 10 a.m. September 18 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation -- 10 a.m. March 14 June 7 September 11 December 11 Employment Characteristics of Families -- 10 a.m. April 26 Employment Cost Index (Quarterly) -- 8:30 a.m. January 31 April 27 July 31 October 31 Employment Cost Index Civilian Workers, Compensation 3-month % Change (Seasonally Adjusted) -- 10 a.m. January 31 April 27 July 31 October 31 Employment Cost Index, Civilian Workers, Compensation 12-month % Change (NSA) -- 10 a.m. January 31 April 27 July 31 October 31 Employment Cost Index, Private Industry, Compensation 12-month % Change (NSA) -- 10 a.m. January 31 April 27 July 31 October 31 Employment Cost Index, Private Industry, Compensation 3-month % Change (Seasonally Adjusted) -- 10 a.m. January 31 April 27 July 31 October 31 Employment Cost Index, State and Local Government, Compensation 12-month % Change (NSA) -- 10 a.m. January 31 April 27 July 31 October 31 Employment Cost Index, State and Local Government, Compensation 3-month % Change (Seasonally Adjusted) -- 10 a.m. January 31 April 27 July 31 October 31 Employment Experience Of Youths -- 10 a.m. February 9 Employment Projections -- February 1 Employment Situation (Includes Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Average Workweek, and Hourly Earnings) -- 8:30 a.m. January 6 February 3 March 9 April 6 May 4 June 1 July 6 August 3 September 7 October 5 November 2 December 7 Employment Situation of Veterans -- 10 a.m. March 20 Employment Trends Index (Conference Board) -- 10 a.m. January 9 January 11 February 6 March 12 April 9 May 7 June 4 July 9 August 6 September 10 October 9 November 5 December 10 Euro Area Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) statistics -- 5 a.m. January 16 Euro Area Investment Fund Statistics -- 4 a.m. January 20 February 17 Euro Area Monetary Financial Institution (MFI) Interest Rate Statistics -- 4 a.m. January 4 February 2 Euro Area Securities Issues Statistics -- 4 a.m. January 11 February 10 European Central Bank (ECB) Balance of Payments -- 4 a.m. January 19 January 19 February 17 Existing Home Sales -- 10 a.m. January 20 February 22 March 21 April 19 May 22 June 21 July 19 August 22 September 19 October 19 November 19 December 20 FRB Beige Book -- 2 p.m. January 11 February 29 April 11 June 6 July 18 August 29 October 10 November 28 Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (Monthly) -- 10 a.m. January 25 February 23 March 22 April 24 May 23 June 21 July 24 August 23 September 25 October 24 November 27 December 20 Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (Quarterly) -- 10 a.m. February 23 May 23 August 23 November 27 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes -- 2 p.m. January 3 February 15 April 3 May 16 July 11 August 21 October 3 November 14 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Statement -- 2:15 p.m. January 25 March 13 April 25 June 20 July 31 September 12 October 24 December 11 Finances of Selected Public Employee Retirement Systems -- 10 a.m. March 29 Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States (Z1) -- 4:30 p.m. March 8 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) -- 8:30 a.m. January 27 February 29 March 29 April 27 May 31 June 28 July 27 August 29 September 27 October 26 November 29 December 20 Gross Domestic Product by Industry -- 10:30 a.m. January 9 April 26 Gross Domestic Product by State and Industry -- 8:30 a.m. June 5 Help Wanted Online -- 10 a.m. January 4 January 11 February 1 March 5 April 2 April 30 May 30 July 2 August 1 September 5 October 3 October 31 December 3 Housing Vacancies (Quarterly) -- 10 a.m. January 31 April 30 July 27 October 30 ICSC Chain Store Sales Trends -- 2 p.m. January 5 February 2 March 1 April 5 May 3 May 31 July 5 August 2 August 30 October 4 November 1 November 29 ISM Economic Forecast (Institute for Supply Management) -- 10 a.m. December 11 ISM Index (Institute for Supply Management) -- 10 a.m. January 3 February 1 March 1 April 2 May 1 June 1 July 2 August 1 September 4 October 1 November 1 December 3 ISM Semiannual Economic Forecast (Institute for Supply Management) -- 10 a.m. May 8 ISM Service Index -- 10 a.m. January 5 February 3 March 5 April 4 May 3 June 5 July 5 August 3 September 6 October 3 November 5 December 5 Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (G17) -- 9:15 a.m. January 18 February 15 March 16 April 17 May 16 June 15 July 17 August 15 September 14 October 16 November 16 December 14 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) -- 10 a.m. January 10 February 7 March 13 April 10 May 8 June 19 July 10 August 7 September 11 October 10 November 6 December 11 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey -- 11 a.m. January 26 February 23 March 29 April 26 May 24 June 28 July 26 August 30 September 27 October 25 November 29 December 21 Labor Force Characteristics of Foreign-born Workers -- 10 a.m. May 24 Leading Indicators from the Conference Board -- 10 a.m. January 26 February 17 March 22 April 19 May 17 June 21 July 19 August 17 September 20 October 18 November 21 December 20 Local Area Personal Income -- 10 a.m. April 25 November 26 Long-term Interest Rate Statistics for EU Member States -- 4 a.m. January 12 Major Work Stoppages (Annual) -- 10 a.m. February 8 Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (Factory Orders, M3) -- 10 a.m. January 4 February 3 March 5 April 3 May 2 June 4 July 3 August 2 August 31 October 4 November 2 December 5 Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales (Business Inventories) -- 10 a.m. January 12 February 14 March 13 April 16 May 15 June 13 July 16 August 14 September 14 October 15 November 14 December 13 Manufacturing, Mining, and Wholesale Trade (Quarterly) -- 10 a.m. March 26 June 11 September 10 December 10 Mass Layoffs (Monthly) -- 10 a.m. January 25 February 10 February 23 March 23 April 24 May 16 May 22 June 20 July 20 August 9 August 23 September 21 October 23 November 8 November 20 December 21 Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment -- 10 a.m. January 4 February 1 March 23 April 10 May 2 May 30 June 27 August 1 August 29 October 3 October 30 November 28 Monetary Developments in the Euro Area -- 4 a.m. January 27 Monthly Treasury Statement (The Monthly "Budget") -- 2 p.m. January 12 February 10 March 12 April 11 May 10 June 12 July 12 August 10 September 13 October 11 November 13 December 12 Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories (MTIS) -- 10 a.m. January 10 February 9 March 9 April 10 May 9 June 8 July 11 August 9 September 12 October 10 November 9 December 11 Multinational Companies -- 9 a.m. April 18 New Residential Construction (Housing Starts) -- 8:30 a.m. January 19 February 16 March 20 April 17 May 16 June 19 July 18 August 16 September 19 October 17 November 20 December 19 New Residential Sales (New Home Sales) -- 10 a.m. January 26 February 24 March 23 April 24 May 23 June 25 July 25 August 23 September 26 October 24 November 28 December 27 Number of Jobs, Labor Market Experience, and Earnings Growth -- 10 a.m. July 25 Occupational Employment and Wages -- 10 a.m. March 27 Occupational Outlook Handbook -- 10 a.m. March 29 Pending Home Sales -- 10 a.m. January 25 February 27 March 26 April 26 May 30 June 27 July 26 August 29 September 27 October 25 November 29 December 28 Personal Income and Outlays -- 8:30 a.m. January 30 March 1 March 30 April 30 June 1 June 29 July 31 August 30 September 28 October 29 November 30 December 21 Persons With a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics -- 10:00 a.m. June 8 Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey -- 10 a.m. January 12 January 19 February 16 March 15 April 19 May 17 June 21 July 16 August 16 September 20 October 18 November 15 December 20 Producer Price Index (PPI) -- 8:30 a.m. January 18 February 16 March 15 April 12 May 11 June 13 July 13 August 14 September 13 October 12 November 14 December 13 Productivity and Costs (Quarterly) -- 8:30 a.m. February 2 March 7 May 3 June 6 August 8 September 5 November 1 December 5 Quarterly Services Survey -- 10 a.m. March 8 June 7 September 6 December 6 Real Earnings -- 8:30 a.m. January 19 February 17 March 16 April 13 May 15 June 14 July 17 August 15 September 14 October 16 November 15 December 14 Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Annual) -- 10 a.m. February 29 Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) -- 10 a.m. January 24 March 13 March 30 April 20 May 18 June 15 July 20 August 17 September 21 October 19 November 20 December 21 Retail (Quarterly) -- 10 a.m. March 26 June 18 September 17 December 17 Retail E-commerce Sales (Quarterly) -- 10 a.m. February 16 May 17 August 16 November 16 Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey -- 10 a.m. January 24 February 28 March 27 April 24 May 22 June 26 July 24 August 28 September 25 October 23 November 27 December 26 State Economies at a Glance (Number of Jobs in Select Industries in States and Metropolitan Areas) -- 8:30 a.m. January 6 February 3 March 9 April 6 May 4 June 1 July 6 August 3 September 7 October 5 November 2 December 7 State Government Finances -- January 4 State Government Tax Collections -- January 4 State Personal Income (Annual) -- 9 a.m. March 28 September 25 State Personal Income (Quarterly) -- 8:30 a.m. March 28 June 27 September 25 December 19 Summer Youth Labor Force -- 10 a.m. August 21 Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey -- 10:30 a.m. January 30 February 27 March 26 April 30 May 29 June 25 July 30 August 27 September 24 October 29 November 26 December 31 Tourism Sales (Quarterly) -- 8:30 a.m. March 21 June 20 September 19 December 17 Treasury International Capital (TIC) -- 9 a.m. January 18 February 15 March 15 April 16 May 15 June 15 July 17 August 15 September 18 October 16 November 16 December 17 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes -- 8:30 a.m. January 13 February 14 March 14 April 11 May 10 June 12 July 12 August 10 September 12 October 11 November 9 December 12 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 10 March 9 April 12 May 10 June 8 July 11 August 9 September 11 October 11 November 8 December 11 U.S. International Transactions (Current Account) (Balance of Payments) -- 8:30 a.m. March 14 June 14 September 18 December 18 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report (Initial Claims) -- 8:30 a.m. January 5 January 12 January 19 January 26 February 2 February 9 February 16 February 23 March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 August 2 August 9 August 16 August 23 August 30 September 6 September 13 September 20 September 27 October 4 October 11 October 18 October 25 November 1 November 8 November 15 November 21 November 29 December 6 December 13 December 20 December 27 Union Members -- 10 a.m. January 27 University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment -- 10 a.m. January 13 January 27 February 10 February 24 March 16 March 30 April 13 April 27 May 11 May 25 June 15 June 29 July 13 July 27 August 17 August 31 September 14 September 28 October 12 October 26 November 9 November 21 December 7 December 21 Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers (Quarterly) -- 10 a.m. January 24 April 17 July 18 October 18 Volunteering in the United States -- 10 a.m. February 22 Work Experience of the Population -- 10 a.m. December 18 Worker Displacement -- 10 a.m. August 24 Copyright shared by the National Bureau of Economic Research and Jean Roth, jroth@nber.org, 2012-01-12 Please visit http://www.nber.org/releases for more information about economic indicators.