When can I expect certain data to be released?

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