The data release date depends on the source. The chart below provides some rough guidelines.
Data Type |
Source |
Approximate Release Date |
US Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization |
Federal Reserve Board (FRB) |
15th-19th of month |
US Construction |
Census Bureau |
1st business day of month |
Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) |
Institute For Supply Management |
1st business day of month |
US New Orders, Shipments, Inventory, and Unfilled Orders |
Census Bureau |
3rd-7th of month |
US Employment |
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
1st or 2nd Friday of the month |
US Wholesale Trade |
Census Bureau |
Around the 10th of month |
US Consumer Price Index (CPI) |
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
10th-15th of month |
US Producer Price Index (PPI) |
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
12th-19th of month |
US Retail Sales |
Census Bureau |
13th-17th of month |
US Housing Starts |
Census Bureau |
16th-19th of month |
US New Home Sales |
Census Bureau |
23rd-27th of month |
US Permits |
Census Bureau |
23rd-27th of month |
US Gross Domestic Product |
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |
25th-31st of month |
US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) |
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |
27th of month-1st of following month |
US Disposable Personal Income (DPI) |
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |
27th of month-1st of following month |