The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
Monday 1030 Dallas Fed Mfg Svy Apr NA -0.2
Tuesday 0900 S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Feb NA +1.18%
HPI Y/Y
1000 Consumer Confidence Apr 89.1 (8) 91.8
1000 Richmond Fed Mfg Svy Apr NA 0
Wednesday 0830 Durable Goods Orders Mar +0.5% (7) -1.4%
0830 Housing Starts Feb 1.35M (5) 1.487M*
-- percent change Feb -9.2% +7.2%*
0830 Building Permits Feb NA 1.376M*
-- percent change Feb NA -5.4%*
0830 Housing Starts Mar 1.38M (9) NA*
-- percent change Mar NA NA*
0830 Building Permits Mar 1.39M (4) NA*
-- percent change Mar NA NA*
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Apr 25 215K (5) 214K
0830 Real GDP (1st Reading) 1Q +2.4% (8) +0.5%**
0830 GDP Prices (1st Reading) 1Q NA NA
0830 Personal Income Mar +0.3% (9) -0.1%
0830 Consumer Sentiment Mar +0.9% (7) +0.5%
0830 PCE Prices M/M Mar +0.7% (8) +0.4%
0830 PCE Prices Y/Y Mar +3.5% (5) +2.8%
0830 Core PCE Prices M/M Mar +0.3% (9) +0.4%
0830 Core PCE Prices Y/Y Mar +3.2% (5) +3.0%
0830 Employment Cost Index 1Q +0.9% (7) +0.7%
0945 Chicago PMI Apr NA 52.8
1000 Leading Index Feb NA -0.1%***
1000 Leading Index Mar NA NA***
Friday 0945 S&P Global U.S. Mfg PMI Apr NA 54.0****
1000 ISM Mfg PMI Apr 52.9 (8) 52.7
*Combined Feb/Mar Release Rescheduled from March 17 and April 17
**4Q 3rd Reading
***Combined Feb/Mar Release Rescheduled from March 19 and April 20
****Apr Flash Reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 24, 2026 14:00 ET (18:00 GMT)
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