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United States Economic Calendar for May 2, 2025

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UNITED STATES ECONOMIC CALENDAR

Fri., May 02
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US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Avg Hourly Earnings APR 36.06 - 36.00
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Non-Farm Payroll (M-o-M) APR 177K 110K 185 (R)K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Avg Weekly Hours APR 34.3 - 34.3 (R)
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Change in Manufacturing Payrolls APR -1K - 3 (R)K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Participation Rate APR 62.6% - 62.5%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Unemployment Rate APR 4.2% 4.2% 4.2%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Factory Orders Ex. Defense (M-o-M) MAR 4.8% - 0.4 (R)%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Factory Orders Ex. Transportation M-o-M MAR -0.2% - 0.3 (R)%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Factory Orders (M-o-M) MAR 4.3% 3.5% 0.5 (R)%
US Dollar USD 01:00 PM Baker Hughes - Rig Count MAY 01 584 - 587
Mon., May 05
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US Dollar USD 09:45 AM PMI Services APR F 50.8 51.4 54.4
US Dollar USD 09:45 AM PMI Composite APR F 50.6 - 53.5
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM ISM Non-Manufacturing New Orders Index APR 52.3 - 50.4
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey APR 51.6 50 50.8
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM ISM Non-Manufacturing Prices Index APR 65.1 - 60.9
Tue., May 06
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US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Exports MAR 278.46B - 278.00 (R)B
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Trade Balance MAR -140.50B -129B -123.20 (R)B
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Imports MAR 418.96B - 401.20 (R)B
Wed., May 07
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US Dollar USD 10:30 AM EIA Crude Oil Inventory (Barrels) MAY 01 438.4M - 440.4M
US Dollar USD 02:00 PM Interest Rate Decision - 4.25 - 4.50% - 4.25 - 4.50%
US Dollar USD 02:00 PM FOMC Meeting - - - -
US Dollar USD 03:00 PM Consumer Credit MAR 10.2B 13.5B -0.6 (R)B
Thu., May 08
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US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Labor productivity (Y-o-Y) Q1 P 1.4% - 2.0%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Labor Productivity (Q-o-Q) Q1 P -0.8% -0.7% 1.5%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Real Time Compensations (Q-o-Q) Q1 P 1.0% - 0.7%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Unit Labor Cost (Q-o-Q) Q1 P 5.7% 5.4% 2.2%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Unit Labor Cost (Y-o-Y) Q1 P 1.3% - 2.0%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Initial Jobless Claims - 4 Wk Average MAY 02 227.00K - 226.00K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Continuing Claims - 4 Wk Average APR 26 1874.50K - 1865.75 (R)K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Continuing Claims APR 26 1879K 1900K 1908 (R)K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Initial Jobless Claims MAY 02 228K 227.5K 241K
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Real Time Compensations (Y-o-Y) Q1 P - - 1.2%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Wholesale Inventories - Sales Ratio MAR 1.30 - 1.30
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Wholesale Sales (M-o-M) MAR 0.6% - 2.0 (R)%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Inventories (Y-o-Y) MAR 2.2% - 1.1%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Inventories (M-o-M) MAR 0.4% 0.7% 0.5 (R)%
US Dollar USD 10:00 AM Wholesale Sales (Y-o-Y) MAR 6.1% - 4.3%
US Dollar USD 10:30 AM EIA Natural Gas Inventory (Cubic Feet) MAY 01 2145B - 2041B
Fri., May 09
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US Dollar USD 01:00 PM Baker Hughes - Rig Count MAY 08 578 - 584
Mon., May 12
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US Dollar USD 02:00 PM Monthly Budget Statement APR 258.4B - -160.5B
Tue., May 13
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US Dollar USD 08:30 AM Core CPI (M-o-M) APR 0.2% 0.27% 0.1%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM CPI (Y-o-Y) APR 2.3% 2.4% 2.4%
US Dollar USD 08:30 AM CPI (M-o-M) APR 0.2% 0.3% -0.1%

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