GDP and PCE Prices on the Docket — Data Week Ahead

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

Forecasts were last updated Monday afternoon.

 
DATE      TIME  RELEASE                       PERIOD     CONSENSUS    PREVIOUS 
Thursday  0830   Jobless Claims                Jul 25     200K   (17)  187K 
          0830   Real GDP (1st Reading)        2Q        +1.8%   (23) +2.1%* 
          0830   GDP Prices (1st Reading)      2Q        +4.0%   (6)  +3.6%* 
          0830   Personal Income               Jun       +0.3%   (23) +0.7% 
          0830   Consumer Spending             Jun       +0.3%   (22) +0.7% 
          0830   PCE Prices M/M                Jun       -0.1%   (18) +0.4% 
          0830   PCE Prices Y/Y                Jun       +3.7%   (15) +4.1% 
          0830   Core PCE Prices M/M           Jun       +0.2%   (23) +0.3% 
          0830   Core PCE Prices Y/Y           Jun       +3.3%   (16) +3.4% 
Friday    0830   Employment Cost Index         2Q        +0.8%   (18) +0.9% 
          0945   Chicago PMI                   Jul        55.7   (7)   56.7 
          1000   Consumer Sentiment            Jul        54.0   (16)  54.4** 
                   (Final) 
 
*1Q 3rd Reading 
**Jul Prelim Reading 
 
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.) 
 
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com 

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July 29, 2026 10:14 ET (14:14 GMT)