Global Economics Prepared by: Juan Manuel Herrera 416.862.3174 juanmanuel.herrera@scotiabank.com Calendar of Economic Release Dates March 2016 For Canada and Other Key OECD Countries Monday U.S. Consumer Credit (15:00)-Jan JAPAN Composite Leading Index-Jan P GDP-4Q F Current Account-Jan Trade Balance-Jan Tuesday 7 Wednesday Thursday Friday U.S. Trade Balance (8:30)-Jan Employment Report (8:30)-Feb CANADA Productivity (8:30)-4Q Merchandise Trade Balance (8:30)-Jan U.S. ISM Manufacturing Index (10:00)-Feb Construction Spending (10:00)-Jan Domestic Vehicle Sales-Feb CANADA Real GDP (8:30)-4Q EURO ZONE Unemployment Rate (10:00 GMT)-Jan 1 U.S. ADP Employment Report (8:15)-Feb Beige Book (14:00) EURO ZONE Producer Prices (10:00 GMT)-Jan 2 U.S. Productivity (8:30)-4Q F ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite (10:00)-Feb Factory Orders (10:00)-Jan EURO ZONE Retail Sales (10:00 GMT)-Jan CANADA Housing Starts (8:15)-Feb Building Permits (8:30)-Jan EURO ZONE GDP (10:00 GMT)-4Q P 8 U.S. Wholesale Trade (10:00)-Jan CANADA BoC Policy Announcement (10:00) U.K. Industrial Production (9:30 GMT)-Jan 9 U.S. Flow of Funds Accounts (12:00)–Q4 Treasury Statement (14:00)-Feb CANADA Capacity Utilization (8:30)-4Q New Housing Price Index (8:30)-Jan International Investment Position (8:30)-4Q EURO ZONE ECB Policy Announcement (12:45 GMT) 10 U.S. Trade Price Indices (8:30)-Feb CANADA Employment Report (8:30)-Feb National Balance Sheet Accounts (8:30)–4Q U.K. Trade Balance (9:30 GMT)-Jan 11 3 4 CANADA Teranet - National Bank HPI (8:30)-Feb JAPAN Machinery Orders-Jan Bank of Japan Policy Meeting EURO ZONE Industrial Production (11:00 GMT)-Jan 14 U.S. Retail Sales (8:30)-Feb PPI (8:30)-Feb Empire State Manufacturing Index (8:30)-Mar Business Inventories (10:00)-Jan Foreign Portfolio Flows (16:00)-Jan CANADA MLS Home Sales (9:00)-Feb JAPAN Industrial Production-Jan F 15 U.S. Housing Starts & Building Permits (8:30)-Feb CPI (8:30)-Feb Industrial Prod. / Capacity Utilization (9:15)-Feb FOMC Meeting (14:00) CANADA Manufacturing Shipments (8:30)-Jan International C$ Securities Transactions (8:30)-Jan U.K. Unemployment Rate (10:30 GMT)-Feb 16 U.S. Current Account (8:30)-4Q Philadelphia Fed Index (8:30)-Mar Leading Indicators (10:00)-Feb CANADA Wholesale Trade (8:30)-Jan U.K. Bank of England Policy Announcement (13:00 GMT) EURO ZONE Trade Balance (11:00 GMT)-Jan / Inflation (11:00 GMT)-Feb 17 U.S. Consumer Sentiment (10:00)-Mar P CANADA Retail Sales (8:30)-Jan CPI (8:30)-Feb 18 U.S. Existing Home Sales (10:00)-Feb EURO ZONE Current Account (10:00 GMT)-Jan 21 U.S. Richmond Fed Index (10:00)-Mar U.K. CPI (10:30 GMT)-Feb 22 U.S. New Home Sales (10:00)-Feb 23 U.S. Durable Goods Orders (8:30)-Feb P JAPAN CPI, Tokyo-Mar U.K. Retail Sales (10:30 GMT)-Feb 24 U.S. GDP (8:30)-4Q T Corporate Profits (8:30)–Q4 JAPAN Composite Leading Index-Jan F 25 U.S. Personal Income & Expenditures (8:30)-Feb Pending Home Sales Index (10:00)-Feb JAPAN Unemployment Rate-Feb 28 U.S. S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (9:00)-Jan Consumer Confidence (10:00)-Mar CANADA IPPI/RMPI (8:30)-Feb JAPAN Industrial Production-Feb P 29 U.S. ADP Employment Report (8:15)-Mar EURO ZONE Business & Consumer Survey (10:00 GMT)-Mar 30 U.S. Chicago PMI (9:45)-Mar CANADA Real GDP (8:30)-Jan JAPAN Tankan Survey-1Q U.K. GDP (9:30 GMT)-4Q F Current Account (9:30 GMT)-4Q 31 This report has been prepared by Scotiabank Economics as a resource for the clients of Scotiabank. Opinions, estimates and projections contained herein are our own as of the date hereof and are subject to change without notice. The information and opinions contained herein have been compiled or arrived at from sources believed reliable but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made as to their accuracy or completeness. Neither Scotiabank nor its affiliates accepts any liability whatsoever for any loss arising from any use of this report or its contents. TM Trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. Used under license, where applicable. Scotiabank Economics Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West, 63rd Floor Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 1H1 Tel: 416.866.6253 Fax: 416.866.2829 Email: scotia.economics@scotiabank.com BLOOMBERG PAGES: SCOT REUTERS PAGES: SM1C