Important economic events this week, January 12–17, 2026
(all times — Eastern Time, ET)
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
- 15:30
Consumer Price Index (CPI) (month-over-month), December
Forecast: +0.3% | Previous: +0.3%
- 15:30
Consumer Price Index (CPI) (year-over-year), December
Forecast: +2.7% | Previous: +2.7%
- 15:30
Core CPI (month over month), December
Forecast: +0.3% | Previous: +0.2%
- 17:00
New Home Sales (October)
Forecast: 715K | Previous: 800K
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
- 15:30
Producer Price Index (PPI) (month over month), November
Previous: +0.3% (forecast not available)
- 15:30
Retail sales (month over month), November
Forecast: +0.4% | Previous: 0.0%
- 15:30
Core Retail Sales (month over month), November
Forecast: +0.4% | Previous: +0.4%
- 17:00
Existing Home Sales (December)
Forecast: 4.24M | Previous: 4.13M
- 17:30
Change in crude oil inventories (EIA)
Previous: –3.832 million barrels
Thursday, January 15, 2026
- 15:30
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Business Activity Index (January)
Forecast: –2.9 | Previous: –8.8
- 15:30
Initial Jobless Claims (weekly data)
Forecast: 210K | Previous: 208K
- 15:45
Manufacturing Business Activity Index (PMI) (January, preliminary)
Previous: 52.2 (forecast not available)