EconoScope: What to watch in the week ahead

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Stay on top of the latest economic data and key market-moving releases—all in one place. EconoScope is your go-to resource for tracking upcoming economic indicators, central bank announcements, housing data, and more.

This page is updated regularly, so check back often to stay informed about what’s ahead in the Canadian and U.S. economies. Whether you’re watching for the next inflation print, GDP figures, or Bank of Canada deliberations, you’ll find the critical details here first.

Week of April 14, 2025

CountryDateTime (ET)ReleasePrevious reading
Mon. April 148:30 p.m.Wholesale Trade (February)$85.1B (+1.2%)
Wed.
March 26
8:30 a.m.New Motor Vehicle Sales for Feb. (expected)+9.5% (2024 vs 2023)
Tues.
April 15
8:15 a.m.Housing Starts (March)229k
(-4% MoM)
Tues.
April 15
8:30 a.m.Consumer Price Index (March)+2.6%
Tues.
April 15
8:30 a.m.Manufacturing Sales & Orders (Feb.)$73B
(+1.2% MoM)
Tues.
April 15
9 a.m.Existing Home Sales from CREA (March)Sales: -10.4%
Price: +3.3% YoY
Tues.
April 15
8:30 a.m.Trade Price Indices (March)Deficit: $122.7B (-6.1%)
Wed.
April 16
9:45 a.m.Bank of Canada Policy Announcement2.75%
Wed.
April 16
9:45 a.m.BoC Monetary Policy Report
Wed.
April 16
8 p.m.Federal leaders’ debate in French
Wed.
April 16
8:30 a.m.Retail Sales (March)+3.8% YoY
Wed.
April 16
9:15 a.m.Industrial Production & Capacity Utilization (March)+0.7% MoM
Wed.
April 16
10 a.m.NAHB Housing Index (April)39 (-3 pts)
Wed.
April 16
10 a.m.Business Inventories (February)+0.3% MoM
Thurs.
April 17
8:30 a.m.International Securities Transactions (Feb.)$7.9B
Thurs.
April 17
8:30 a.m.Monthly Credit Aggregates (Feb.)
Thurs.
April 17
7 p.m.Federal leaders’ debate (English)
Thurs.
April 17
8:30 a.m.Initial Claims (April 12)
Thurs.
April 17
8:30 a.m.Housing Starts, Building Permits (March)Permits: +1.2%
Starts: +11.2%
MoM
Fri.
April 18
Good Friday – Markets closed

Week of April 6, 2025

CountryDateTime (ET)ReleasePrevious reading
Mon.
April 7
10:30 p.m.BoC SBusiness Outlook Survey and Survey of Consumer Expectations (Q1)
Mon.
April 7
3:00 p.m.Consumer Credit (February)+4.3% YoY
Tues.
April 8
6:00 a.m.NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey (March)
Wed.
April 9
Newfoundland and Labrador Budget
Wed.
April 9
10:00 a.m.Wholesale Trade (Feb)$906.2B +0.8%
Wed.
April 9
2:00 p.m.FOMC Minutes
Thurs. April 108:30 a.m.Building Permits (Feb)-3.2% MoM
Thurs. April 108:30 a.m.Initial Claims (March)219k
Thurs. April 108:30 a.m.Consumer Price Index (March)+0.2% MoM
+3.1% YoY
Thurs. April 108:30 a.m.Treasury Budget (March)
Fri.
April 11
8:30 a.m.Producer Price Index (March)0.0% MoM
Fri.
April 11
10:00 a.m.University of March Vehicle Sales (Feb)57.0

Week of March 24, 2025

CountryDateTime (ET)ReleasePrevious reading
Wed
March 26
1:30 p.m.BoC Summary of Deliberations
Wed.
March 26
8:30 a.m.Durable Goods Orders (February)+3.1% MoM
$282.3B
Thurs.
March 27
8:30 a.m.Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (January)+25.3k (+0.1%)
Thurs.
March 27
8:30 a.m.Initial Jobless Claims (Mar 22)
Thurs.
March 27
8:30 a.m.Real GDP (Q4, third estimate)+2.3%
Thurs.
March 27
8:30 a.m.Advance Economic Indicators Report (February)
Thurs. March 2710:00 a.m.Pending Home Sales (February)-4.6%
Fri.
March 28
8:30 a.m.Monthly Real GDP (January)+0.2%
Fri.
March 28
Ottawa’s Fiscal Monitor for January (expected)
Fri.
March 28
8:30 a.m.Personal Income & Consumption (February)Income: +0.9%
Fri.
March 28
10:00 a.m.University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (March final)57.9

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