| Time (EST) | Indicator (click for definition) | Source (click for press release) | Actual | Forecast | Previous (revised) | Previous (original) |
| Monday, Oct. 13 | ||||||
| The bond market is closed due to the Columbus Day holiday, but stock exchanges are open. | ||||||
| Tuesday, Oct. 14 | ||||||
| 9 a.m. | Redbook Retail Average for the week ended Oct. 11, vs. Sept.  | LJR Redbook | +3.6% | n.a. | -1.3% | -1.3%* |
| Wednesday, Oct. 15 | ||||||
| 7 a.m. | Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended Oct. 10 -- Refinancing Index | Mortgage Bankers Association | 649.6 | n.a. | 817.3 | 817.3 |
| Purchase Index | 359 | n.a. | 441.1 | 441.1 | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | Retail sales for Sept. | Census Bureau | -0.2% | -0.1% | +1.2% | +0.6% |
| Ex-autos | +0.3% | +0.4% | +1.2% | +0.7% | ||
| 9 a.m. | BTM-UBS Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot for the week ended Oct. 11 | Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UBS | -0.5% | n.a. | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| 11 a.m. | Consumer Comfort Index for the week ended Oct. 11 | Money Magazine and ABC News | -19 | n.a. | -20 | -20 |
| 2 p.m. | Beige Book | Federal Reserve | The Fed's anecdotal report on economic conditions around the country is for consideration at the Federal Open Market Committee's Oct. 15 meeting. | |||
| Thursday, Oct. 16 | ||||||
| 8:30 a.m. | Initial Jobless Claims for the week ended Oct. 11 | Labor Department | -- | n.a. | -- | 382,000 |
| Four-week average | -- | n.a. | -- | 405,000 | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | Consumer Price Index for Sept. | Labor Department | -- | +0.3% | -- | +0.3% |
| Ex- food and energy | -- | +0.1% | -- | +0.1% | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | Business inventories for Aug. | Census Bureau | -- | unchgd. | -- | -0.1% |
| 9:15 a.m. | Industrial production for Sept. | Federal Reserve | -- | +0.4% | -- | +0.1% |
| Capacity utilization | -- | 74.8% | -- | 74.6% | ||
| 12 p.m. | Philadelphia Fed Index for Oct. | Philadelphia Fed | -- | 16.4 | -- | 14.6 |
