Date
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 Event Previous Forecast Actual
Oct, 16 07:00
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 Manufacturing Production
Manufacturing Production
Country:
Date: Oct, 16 07:00
Importance: Medium
Previous: -1.3%; 0.2%
Forecast: 0.2%
Actual: -
Period: Aug

The UK Manufacturing Production index is compiled by the National Statistics Office and measures the level of manufacturing output. It is an important indicator since it measures growth in the country’s manufacturing industry which is a major component of Gross Domestic Product. A low reading is considered bearish for the Sterling.

 -1.3%; 0.2% 0.2% -
Oct, 16 07:00
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 Goods Trade Balance
Goods Trade Balance
Country:
Date: Oct, 16 07:00
Importance: Medium
Previous: -22.2
Forecast: -22.0
Actual: -
Period: Aug
Since July 2015, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis has started publishing preliminary estimate of goods trade balance. This release will be 4-7 earlier than trade balance data. Growth in the reading favors the US dollar.
 -22.2 -22.0 -
Oct, 16 07:00
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 Construction Output
Construction Output
Country:
Date: Oct, 16 07:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 0.2%; 2.4%
Forecast: -0.2%
Actual: -
Period: Aug

Index demonstrates the situation in the construction sector; it shows output of products and business activity sizes in this sigment of economy.

0.2%; 2.4% -0.2% -
Oct, 16 07:00
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 Index of Services
Index of Services
Country:
Date: Oct, 16 07:00
Importance: Low
Previous: 0.4%; 0.1%
Forecast: 0.4%
Actual: -
Period: Aug

The index tracks activity in services sector.

 0.4%; 0.1% 0.4% -
Oct, 16 08:00
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 SECO Economic Forecasts
SECO Economic Forecasts
Country:
Date: Oct, 16 08:00
Importance: Low
Previous: -
Forecast: -
Actual: -
Period: -

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) “is the federal government's centre of expertise for all core issues relating to economic policy. Its aim is to ensure sustainable economic growth by putting in place the necessary regulatory and economic policy conditions.” - Source www.seco.admin.ch

SECO Economic Forecasts are released quarterly and include expectations for GDP and its components such as: consumption expenditure (personal and government), construction investment, investment in equipment and software, exports, imports, employment (full time equivalent), rate of unemployment and the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

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