Consumer Sentiment Seen Down — Data Week Ahead Update

The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.

 
DATE      TIME  RELEASE                       PERIOD    CONSENSUS     PREVIOUS 
Tuesday   0830  U.S. Trade Deficit*            Aug     $61.0B  (19)   $78.31B 
          1500  Consumer Credit                Aug     +$14.0B (11)  +$16.0B 
Thursday  0830  Jobless Claims*                Oct 4     230K  (11)    N/A 
          1000  Wholesale Inventories*         Aug      -0.2%  (11)   +0.1% 
Friday    1000  Consumer Sentiment             Oct       54.0  (17)    60.4** 
                  (Prelim) 
 
*Data subject to delay if government shutdown continues 
**End-Sep Reading 
 
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.) 
 
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com