BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JANUARY 8, 2001 ISSUE
FIGURES OF THE WEEK The Week Ahead PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX Tuesday, Jan. 2, 10 a.m. EST -- The National Association of Purchasing Management's index probably slipped to 47% in December, from 47.7% in November. That's the median forecast of economists surveyed by Standard & Poor's MMS, a unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The expected reading would be a two-year low for the PMI. CONSTRUCTION SPENDING Wednesday, Jan. 3, 10 a.m. EST -- Outlays for building projects were likely flat in November, compared with the October level. Spending has risen strongly for three consecutive months, thanks to gains in homebuilding and commercial construction. FACTORY INVENTORIES Thursday, Jan. 4, 10 a.m. EST -- Manufacturing inventories were probably flat in November, after a 0.6% jump in October. That's suggested by the drop in November factory output. EMPLOYMENT Friday, Jan. 5, 8:30 a.m. EST -- The S&P MMS median forecast calls for a gain of 118,000 new nonfarm jobs in December. Payrolls rose just 94,000 in November, but the number was held down by a drop in government jobs. The December jobless rate is expected to rise to 4.1% from 4%. Hourly pay probably increased 0.3% last month. NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SALES Friday, Jan. 5, 10 a.m. EST -- New homes probably sold at an annual rate of 928,000 in November, unchanged from their October pace, says the S&P MMS survey. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					RELATED ITEMS Figures of the Week (.pdf) The Week Ahead Production Index Components INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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