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Actual vs forecast for major U.S. data — every print as first published, how far it missed, and how often each indicator beats expectations.

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IndicatorPeriodActualFcst SurpriseLast 12 Above · below Typ. missNext
Jobs
Nonfarm payrolls Oct 2026 · released 11/06 165K 65K +100K 66.0-16.064.0-150.0113.050.087.0-57.0-108.0107.0-60.0100.0 61% · 39% n=18 69.1K 12/04 08:30
Unemployment rate Oct 2026 · released 11/06 4.1% 4.2% −0.1% 0.1-0.1-0.10.1-0.10.00.0-0.1-0.10.00.1-0.1 26% · 37% n=19 0.07% 12/04 08:30
Average hourly earnings m/m Oct 2026 · released 11/06 0.4% 0.3% +0.1% -0.10.00.10.1-0.1-0.10.00.0-0.20.0-0.20.1 22% · 39% n=18 0.07% 12/04 08:30
Initial jobless claims Week of Nov 7, 2026 · released 11/12 200K 194K +6K -5.01.01.0-11.0-4.0-4.0-3.00.0-6.0-4.0-8.06.0 29% · 64% n=78 7.5K 11/19 08:30
JOLTS job openings Sep 2026 · released 11/03 7.52M 7.15M +0.37M -0.46-0.67-0.710.19-0.010.010.750.31-0.08-0.06-0.150.37 42% · 58% n=19 0.275M 12/01 10:00
Employment cost index q/q Q3 2026 · released 10/30 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% 0.00.1-0.1-0.10.10.10.0 43% · 29% n=7 0.07% —
Productivity
Productivity q/q (prelim) Q3 2026 · released 11/05 3.6% 2.8% +0.8% -0.40.50.00.90.10.80.8 71% · 14% n=7 0.50% —
Productivity q/q (revised) Q2 2026 · released 09/03 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% -0.70.50.0-0.1-0.20.0 17% · 50% n=6 0.25% 12/08 08:30
Unit labor costs
Unit labor costs q/q (prelim) Q3 2026 · released 11/05 -0.7% 0.3% −1.0% 0.40.0-1.90.8-0.3-0.9-1.0 29% · 57% n=7 0.76% —
Unit labor costs q/q (revised) Q2 2026 · released 09/03 1.2% 1.3% −0.1% 0.9-0.20.00.8-0.6-0.1 33% · 50% n=6 0.43% 12/08 08:30
Inflation
CPI m/m Oct 2026 · released 11/10 0.4% 0.3% +0.1% -0.10.0-0.10.0-0.10.00.0-0.30.00.00.00.1 11% · 39% n=18 0.07% 12/10 08:30
CPI y/y Sep 2026 · released 10/14 3.7% 3.6% +0.1% -0.1-0.40.0-0.10.0-0.10.10.0-0.30.00.00.1 17% · 50% n=18 0.09% 12/10 08:30
Core CPI m/m Oct 2026 · released 11/10 0.3% 0.2% +0.1% -0.1-0.10.00.0-0.10.1-0.1-0.20.00.10.10.1 22% · 50% n=18 0.09% 12/10 08:30
Core CPI y/y Sep 2026 · released 10/14 2.6% 2.5% +0.1% 0.0-0.20.00.00.1 20% · 20% n=5 0.06% 12/10 08:30
PPI m/m Oct 2026 · released today 0.3% 0.4% −0.1% 0.00.30.20.4-0.60.90.4-0.3-0.20.00.7-0.1 39% · 50% n=18 0.38% 12/15 08:30
Core PPI m/m Oct 2026 · released today 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% -0.10.50.50.2-0.30.7-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.10.40.0 33% · 61% n=18 0.32% 12/15 08:30
Core PCE price index m/m Sep 2026 · released 10/29 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.00.00.10.00.00.0-0.10.0-0.10.0-0.10.0 16% · 21% n=19 0.04% 11/25 08:30
Import prices m/m Sep 2026 · released 10/16 1.1% 0.9% +0.2% 0.5-0.10.0-0.10.7-1.50.91.01.0-0.50.30.2 59% · 35% n=17 0.48% 11/17 08:30
GDP
GDP q/q (advance) Q3 2026 · released 10/29 3.4% 3.2% +0.2% -0.50.5-1.4-0.2-0.60.2 33% · 67% n=6 0.57% —
GDP q/q (prelim) Q2 2026 · released 08/26 1.5% 1.5% 0.0% 0.10.21.0-0.7-0.40.0 50% · 33% n=6 0.40% 11/25 08:30
GDP q/q (final) Q2 2026 · released 09/30 2.2% 1.5% +0.7% 0.1-0.30.50.1-0.20.50.7 71% · 29% n=7 0.34% 12/23 08:30
GDP price index
GDP price index q/q (advance) Q3 2026 · released 10/29 2.2% 3.2% −1.0% 0.6-0.20.8-0.22.1-1.0 50% · 50% n=6 0.82% —
GDP price index q/q (prelim) Q2 2026 · released 08/26 6.4% 6.2% +0.2% 0.00.01.10.2-0.10.2 50% · 17% n=6 0.27% 11/25 08:30
GDP price index q/q (final) Q2 2026 · released 09/30 6.1% 6.4% −0.3% -0.10.10.10.0-0.10.1-0.3 43% · 43% n=7 0.11% 12/23 08:30
Consumer
Retail sales m/m Sep 2026 · released 10/15 0.8% 0.3% +0.5% -0.10.1-0.40.10.10.30.00.40.0-0.70.40.5 58% · 32% n=19 0.26% 11/17 08:30
Retail sales ex-autos m/m Sep 2026 · released 10/15 0.9% 0.6% +0.3% 0.20.1-0.3-0.10.20.50.00.2-0.2-0.50.80.3 53% · 32% n=19 0.25% 11/17 08:30
Personal spending m/m Sep 2026 · released 10/29 0.5% 0.6% −0.1% 0.00.00.00.1-0.10.00.00.1-0.10.10.1-0.1 32% · 32% n=19 0.07% 11/25 08:30
Personal income m/m Sep 2026 · released 10/29 0.2% 0.3% −0.1% 0.1-0.10.0-0.1-0.40.3-0.40.3-0.10.2-0.3-0.1 47% · 42% n=19 0.23% 11/25 08:30
Business
Durable goods orders m/m Sep 2026 · released 10/27 1.8% 2.0% −0.2% -0.72.20.4-1.1-0.30.43.90.5-1.30.70.3-0.2 70% · 25% n=20 1.77% 11/25 08:30
Durables ex-transportation m/m Sep 2026 · released 10/27 0.5% 0.6% −0.1% -0.10.20.6-0.10.30.50.60.8-0.3-0.2-0.3-0.1 65% · 35% n=20 0.37% 11/25 08:30
Factory orders m/m Sep 2026 · released 11/03 1.8% 1.2% +0.6% -0.21.0-0.30.00.31.00.20.4-0.50.20.00.6 53% · 26% n=19 0.30% 12/03 10:00
Business inventories m/m Aug 2026 · released 10/15 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% 0.10.2-0.10.0-0.10.00.10.00.0-0.20.20.0 21% · 26% n=19 0.06% 11/17 10:00
Industrial production m/m Sep 2026 · released 10/16 0.7% 0.4% +0.3% 0.20.00.30.30.1-0.60.4-0.2-0.1-0.1-0.30.3 41% · 53% n=17 0.22% 11/17 09:15
Capacity utilization Sep 2026 · released 10/16 76.9% 76.5% +0.4% 0.0-1.00.3-0.40.1-0.60.30.0-0.10.0-0.10.4 29% · 53% n=17 0.25% 11/17 09:15
Empire State manufacturing Oct 2026 · released 10/15 25.5 12.1 +13.4 12.6-13.76.90.7-4.210.712.3-7.56.310.0-7.213.4 63% · 37% n=19 9.14 11/16 08:30
Philly Fed manufacturing Oct 2026 · released 10/15 20.9 28.2 −7.3 -2.7-12.714.28.89.816.4-18.00.528.723.36.5-7.3 58% · 42% n=19 13.38 11/19 08:30
Trade balance Sep 2026 · released 11/04 -105.0B -107.9B +2.9B 28.7-13.4-14.812.13.20.70.30.7-0.30.8-4.82.9 60% · 40% n=20 5.44B 12/08 08:30
Housing
Housing starts Sep 2026 · released 10/20 1.22M 1.30M −0.08M -0.090.030.14-0.06-0.040.150.05-0.250.12-0.1-0.05-0.08 36% · 57% n=14 0.090M 11/18 08:30
Building permits Sep 2026 · released 10/20 1.40M 1.39M +0.01M -0.030.01-0.04-0.060.08-0.040.06-0.01-0.030.07-0.010.01 43% · 57% n=14 0.037M 11/18 08:30
New home sales Sep 2026 · released 10/27 676K 651K +25K 49.0-71.0-22.017.0150.0-135.0-39.0-58.019.0-13.069.025.0 50% · 50% n=14 50.9K 11/25 10:00
Construction spending m/m Sep 2026 · released 11/02 -1.9% 0.4% −2.3% -0.8-0.1-0.40.00.4-0.40.10.0-0.3-0.50.9-2.3 29% · 57% n=14 0.52% 12/01 10:00

Actual = the latest published print, for the period shown; on release day it stays greyed until the new number is out. Surprise = actual − forecast, in the release’s own units. Colour shows what the miss means: stronger growth or cooler inflation vs weaker growth or hotter inflation. Next = date (ET) · forecast.

Nonfarm payrolls

Actual (as first published)Forecast
ReleasedPeriodActualFcstSurpriseσPrevPrev (rev)
2026-11-06Oct 2026 165K 65K +100K 1.3 29K 60K
2026-10-02Sep 2026 29K 89K −60K -0.8 162K 133K
2026-09-04Aug 2026 162K 55K +107K 1.4 -23K 21K
2026-08-07Jul 2026 -23K 85K −108K -1.4 57K 20K
2026-07-02Jun 2026 57K 114K −57K -0.7 172K 129K
2026-06-05May 2026 172K 85K +87K 1.1 115K 179K
2026-05-08Apr 2026 115K 65K +50K 0.6 178K 185K
2026-04-03Mar 2026 178K 65K +113K 1.4 -92K -133K
2026-03-06Feb 2026 -92K 58K −150K -1.9 130K 126K
2026-02-11Jan 2026 130K 66K +64K 0.8 50K 48K
2026-01-09Dec 2025 50K 66K −16K -0.2 64K 56K
2025-12-16Nov 2025 64K — — — 119K -105K
2025-11-20Sep 2025 119K 53K +66K 0.8 22K -4K
2025-09-05Aug 2025 22K 75K −53K -0.7 73K 79K
2025-08-01Jul 2025 73K 106K −33K -0.4 147K 14K
2025-07-03Jun 2025 147K 111K +36K 0.5 139K 144K
2025-06-06May 2025 139K 126K +13K 0.2 177K 147K
2025-05-02Apr 2025 177K 138K +39K 0.5 228K 185K
2025-04-04Mar 2025 228K 137K +91K 1.2 151K 117K

Forecast history begins March 2025. Actuals are the numbers published on release day, before later revisions.

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Actual vs forecast. Before each release, economists publish a consensus forecast. Markets price that forecast in ahead of time, so what moves stocks, bonds and rate expectations on release day is the surprise: the actual minus the forecast.

First print, not today’s number. Every actual here is what was published on the day. Payrolls, GDP, retail sales and many other series are revised later — the prior period’s revision in each release is shown as rev. GDP and productivity have several estimates per quarter (advance, second, third), each scored against its own forecast.

σ (sigma). The surprise divided by the standard deviation of that indicator’s past misses. It puts a 0.1% CPI miss and a 50K payrolls miss on the same scale: under 1σ is ordinary, above 2σ is a genuine shock.

Above · below. How often releases came in above or below forecast (the rest matched exactly). A persistent lean means forecasters have been systematically behind the data.