Datas and Events

Monday
ISM non-mfg index
Jan.--- 59
Feb---- 57.2 (expected)

Tuesday
Productivity
3rd qtr…..up 3%
4th qtr…..up 1.5% (expected)

Unit labor costs
3rd qtr…..up 1.7%
4th qtr…..up 3.6%(expected)

Factory orders
Dec……up 2.4%
Jan……..down 4.5%(expected)

Wednesday
MBA survey indexes
Purchasing, prev….up 5.2%
Refinancing, prev…up 1.2%

EIA status report
Previous change in stocks
Crude-oil---up 1.4 m. bbls
Gasoline….down 1.9.m. bbls
Distillates….down 3.8m.bbls

Consumer credit
Dec.,prev…up $6.0 bil
Jan., expected…up $6.5bil

Earning expected:
BJ’ Wholesale…..0,66(e)/0.77
Coldwater Creek…0.17(e)/0.20

Thursday
Initial jobless claims
Previous….338000
Expected….322000

Friday
Nonfarm payrolls
Jan, ….111000
Feb…….90000*

Unemployment rate
Jan……4.6%
Feb…….4.6%*

International trade
Dec….$61.1 bil. Deficit
Jan….$59.0 bil. Deficit*

Wholesale inventories
Dec…..down 0.5%
Jan……unchanged*


wsj. 3/5/07