This Week's Economic Events
May 11 — May 15, 2026
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Inflation Week:
CPI + Core CPI Tuesday 8:30 AM • PPI + Core PPI Wednesday 8:30 AM • Retail Sales Thursday
Monday
11
May
10:00 AM
Existing Home Sales
Apr.
F: 4.1M
P: 4.0M
Tuesday
12
May
8:30 AM
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Apr.
F: 0.6%
P: 0.9%
8:30 AM
CPI Year-over-Year
F: 3.8%
P: 3.3%
8:30 AM
Core CPI
Apr.
F: 0.3%
P: 0.2%
8:30 AM
Core CPI Year-over-Year
F: 2.7%
P: 2.6%
2:00 PM
Monthly Federal Budget
Apr.
F: $225B
P: -$164B
Wednesday
13
May
8:30 AM
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Apr.
F: 0.6%
P: 0.5%
8:30 AM
Core PPI
Apr.
F: 0.3%
P: 0.2%
8:30 AM
PPI Year-over-Year
P: 4.0%
8:30 AM
Core PPI Year-over-Year
P: 3.6%
Thursday
14
May
8:30 AM
Retail Sales
Apr.
F: 0.5%
P: 1.7%
8:30 AM
Retail Sales ex-Autos
Apr.
F: 0.6%
P: 1.9%
8:30 AM
Initial Jobless Claims
May 9.
F: 205K
P: 200K
Friday
15
May
9:15 AM
Industrial Production
Apr.
F: 0.2%
P: -0.5%
9:15 AM
Capacity Utilization
Apr.
F: 75.8%
P: 75.7%
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All times ET • F = Forecast • P = Previous