Economic Calendar for March 13, 2006

Monday, March 13
No major economic indicators are scheduled for today.
Tuesday, March 14
7:45 a.m. ICSC Store Sales Index For March 12 Wk. Previous:
+0.2%.
8:30 a.m. Feb. Retail And Food Sales. Consensus: -0.8%.
Previous: +2.3%.
8:30 a.m. Feb. Retail And Food sales, Ex-Autos. Consensus: - 0.6%. Previous: +2.2%. 8:30 a.m. Fourth-Quarter Current Account Deficit: -$219.5
Bln. Previous: -$195.8 Bln.
8:55 a.m. Redbook Retail Sales Index For March 12 Wk.
Previous: -2.5%.
10 a.m. Jan. Business Inventories. Consensus: +0.3%.
Previous: +0.7%.
Wednesday, March 15
8:30 a.m. Feb. Import Prices. Consensus: -0.5%. Previous:
+1.3%.
8:30 a.m. March Empire State Business Index. Consensus: 18.
Previous: 20.3.
Thursday, March 16
8:30 a.m. Initial Jobless Claims For March 12 Wk. Consensus:
-8K. Previous: +8K.
8:30 a.m. Feb. Consumer Price Index. Consensus: +0.1%.
Previous: +0.7%.
8:30 a.m. Feb. Consumer Price Index, Ex-Food And Energy.
Consensus: +0.2%. Previous: +0.2%.
8:30 a.m. Feb. Housing Starts. Previous: +14.5%.
Friday, March 17
9:15 a.m. Feb. Industrial Production. Consensus: +0.8%.
Previous: -0.2%.
9:15 a.m. Feb. Capacity Utilization. Consensus: 81.4%.
Previous: 80.9%.
9:45 a.m. Mid-March Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment.
Consensus: 88. Previous: 86.7.

(Source: Dow Jones)