Date
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Event Previous Forecast Actual
Sep, 16 05:30
Tertiary Industry Index
Tertiary Industry Index
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Date: Sep, 16 05:30
Importance: Low
Previous: 0.5%
Forecast: 0.1%
Actual: -
Period: Jul

Evaluates the monthly change in output produced by Japan's service sector. Because this report excludes manufacturing and only measures service industries catering mainly to domestic needs, the Tertiary Industry Index is a key indicator of domestic activity. The index incorporates data from firms involved in wholesale and retail trade, financial services, health care, real estate, leisure and utilities. The report excludes industrial manufacturing sectors that tend to be influenced by foreign demand. The tertiary industry index is posted monthly as a percentage change from the previous month's figure.

0.5% 0.1% -
Sep, 16 07:00
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Claimant Count Change
Claimant Count Change
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Date: Sep, 16 07:00
Importance: Medium
Previous: -6.2K
Forecast: 20.3K
Actual: -
Period: Aug

The UK claimant count provides data on those individuals who are out of work and who are claiming some sort of unemployment benefit.

-6.2K 20.3K -
Sep, 16 07:00
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Claimant Count Rate
Claimant Count Rate
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Date: Sep, 16 07:00
Importance: Medium
Previous: 4.7%
Forecast: 4.7%
Actual: -
Period: Jul

The Claimant Count is the UK's most timely measure of unemployment. The report measures the number of people who claim unemployment benefits, but actively seeking work. The Claimant Count serves as a barometer for the health of the UK labor market. Higher job growth accompanies economic expansion and could spark inflationary pressures.

The headline number is a percentage change in the figure.

4.7% 4.7% -
Sep, 16 07:00
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Average Earnings Index
Average Earnings Index
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Date: Sep, 16 07:00
Importance: Medium
Previous: 4.6%; 5.0%
Forecast: 4.7%
Actual: -
Period: Jul
It's a leading indicator of consumer inflation - when businesses pay more for labor the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer. Data represents the 3-month moving average compared to the same period a year earlier. A figure that excludes bonuses is also released, but not included for lack of significance. Source changed series calculation formula as of Jan 2010
4.6%; 5.0% 4.7% -
Sep, 16 10:00
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ZEW Economic Sentiment
ZEW Economic Sentiment
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Date: Sep, 16 10:00
Importance: Medium
Previous: 34.7
Forecast: 26.4
Actual: -
Period: Sep

A German Firm, the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW), queries financial experts throughout Europe every month in order to make a medium-term forecast about Germany 's economic situation. They ask experts to evaluate the current situation and to predict the future direction of the economy. For all components of the survey, responses are restricted to positive, negative, or unchanged. This simple structure allows the survey to be quick and efficient in terms of turnaround time, as well as easy to understand and interpret.

Experts are asked for a qualitative assessment of the direction of inflation, interest rates, exchange rates and the stock market in the next six months. Thus the indicator provides a medium-term forecast for the German economy.

Technical Note on Headline Number : The results of the survey are always presented as the difference between those experts that optimistic and those are pessimistic. For instance if 25 percent of analysts expect improvement, 35 percent expect decline, and 40 percent expect no change, the headline figure is -10.

34.7 26.4 -