U.S. Trade Deficit and Employment Report on Tap — Data Week Ahead
The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS
Monday 0945 S&P Global U.S. Mfg PMI Oct NA 56.0*
1000 ISM Mfg PMI Oct 54.5 (9) 54.5
1000 Construction Spending Sep +0.4% (6) +0.9%
Tuesday 1000 Factory Orders Sep +1.5% (5) +0.1%
1000 Job Openings Sep 7.1M (4) 7.1M
& Labor Turnover
Wednesday 0815 ADP Jobs Oct NA +90K
0830 U.S. Trade Deficit Sep $107.8B (8) $105.57B
0945 S&P Global U.S. Svcs PMI Oct NA 57.9*
1000 ISM Non-Mfg PMI Oct 54.6 (7) 54.9
Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Oct 31 198K (4) 194K
0830 Productivity (Prelim) 3Q +2.5% (5) +1.4%**
0830 Unit Labor Costs (Prelim) 3Q -0.2% (4) +1.2%**
Friday 0830 Nonfarm Payrolls Oct +55K (9) +29K
0830 Unemployment Rate Oct 4.2% (9) 4.2%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages M/M*** Oct +0.3% (8) +0.13%
0830 Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y*** Oct NA +3.02%
1000 Consumer Sentiment Nov 47.2 (5) 48.0****
(Prelim)
1500 Consumer Credit Sep +$11.5B (3) +$8.3B
*Oct Flash Reading
**2Q Revised Reading
***All private-sector workers
****End-Oct Reading
(Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)
Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 30, 2026 14:15 ET (18:15 GMT)
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