Important economic events of the week April 20–25, 2026:
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
15:30
Retail sales volume (m/m) (March)
Forecast: 1.4%
Previous value: 0.6%
15:30
Core retail sales index (m/m) (March)
Forecast: 1.3%
Previous value: 0.5%
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
17:30
Crude oil inventories
Forecast: -1.000 million barrels
Previous value: -0.913 million barrels
Thursday, April 23, 2026
15:30
Number of initial claims for unemployment benefits
Forecast: 212 thousand.
Previous value: 207 thousand.
16:45
Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in the services sector (April)
Forecast: 50.1
Previous value: 49.8
16:45
Purchasing Managers' Index in the manufacturing sector (PMI) (April)
Forecast: 52.5
Previous value: 52.3