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Monday 23 January
- 00:30
- Australia - Producer Price Index
- Q4
- Released by:
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (quarterly)
This measures changes in the prices that are received by producers for the goods they sell.
The report also records price data for different stages of production, so that a detailed picture can be gleaned of how costs are increasing or where efficiency is being improved.
The headline figure is the percentage change from the previous quarter and year.
The data contained in the PPI relates to price changes that have occurred before goods reach the retail market and therefore can be used as an early indicator of inflation which will ultimately filter through to consumers.
The detailed nature of the data also allows the index to show how inflationary pressures feed through different stages of the production line.
Of the economists surveyed by Bloomberg, the median consensus stood at +0.40% (quarter-on quarter), as compared with the +0.60% that was recorded last quarter. A similar survey forecasts +3.00% year-on-year (compared with +2.70% reported in the previous release).
- 15:00
- Eurozone - Consumer Confidence
- January (Flash)
- Released by:
- European Commission, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (monthly report)
A survey that measures the sentiment of consumers across the EMU.
The survey contains queries regarding personal finance, employment, savings and general expectations about the economy.
The figure is derived from the difference between positive and answers. A positive figure therefore indicates positive consumer confidence and vice versa.
If consumer confidence is high it should generally be good for the economy going forward: if consumers are confident about their finances, they are more predisposed to spend. If confidence is low, spending is likely to fall. Low consumer spending hampers the economy, whereas high spending tends to spur economic growth, although it can lead to rising consumer prices.
A survey of analysts by Bloomberg predicted a figure of -21.1 in the previous release.
- 23:00
- Australia - Conference Board Leading Index
- Nov
- Released by:
- The Conference Board
It is an index composed of eight indicators which measure future trends of economic activity in the short to mid-term.
In calculating the index, the Conference Board of Australia considers indictors such as gross operating surplus, sales to inventories ratios, building permits for new housing construction, rural goods exports, stock prices, money supply, employment, and yield spread. Generally changes in these indicators usually precede economic developments with an increase pointing to economic expansion and a decrease forecasting a contraction.