The tests are taken every two years, so there's not likely to be huge change with each data release.
The other major economic data release due Friday will be U.S. nonfarm payrolls.
They have no ability to explain the reasons behind the macro trends or make predictions that go beyond the next data release.
Typically several days pass between sample collection and data release because of the time required to collect, transport and analyze the samples.
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One last major data release will occur at the Monriond Conference in March 2013 before data taking resumes at the full LHC energy in 2015.
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Meanwhile, the Dallas Manufacturing Index rose more than expected in January, to 15.3 versus the expected 1.5, but the data release did little to alter stocks' direction.
German and French manufacturing made steady gains, according to data release earlier today, while the Eurozone-wide trade deficit unexpectedly increased to EUR 7.2 billion in the past month.
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According to data release today from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), productivity (i.e. worker efficiency) rose 6.1% from the first quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010.
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In September, the government cut its growth forecast for the year to 2% - a figure that was still seen as too optimistic by markets even before the latest data release.
"Today's trade data release has not instilled any more confidence in either the quality of data or the strength of the recovery, " said IHS Global Insight analyst Alistair Thornton in a report.
Prompted in part by concerns raised by the SEC and FBI, the Labor Department hired Sandia National Laboratories to audit its data-release system.
U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes Treasury international capital data, industrial production and capacity utilization, and quarterly e-commerce retail sales.
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U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes Treasury international capital flows data and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey.
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Other U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes wholesale trade and consumer credit data.
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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes housing starts and building permits data, the weekly jobless claims report and the Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey.
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U.S. economic data due for release Monday is light and includes Treasury international capital data and the NAHB housing market index.
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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report and wholesale trade data.
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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, wholesale trade data, and foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries.
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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report and monthly wholesale trade data.
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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report and gross domestic product data.
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U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes the Empire State manufacturing survey, Treasury international capital data, industrial production and capacity utilization, the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, and quarterly e-commerce retail sales.
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U.S. economic data due for release Tuesday includes the weekly Goldman Sachs and Johnson Redbook retail sales data, the consumer price index, Treasury international capital data, industrial production and capacity utilization, and the NAHB housing market index.
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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, gross domestic product data for the third quarter, pending home sales, the Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey, and the ICSC chain store sales report.
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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes weekly jobless claims, preliminary productivity and costs, chain store sales data, and consumer credit.
U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, the trade deficit report and wholesale trade data.
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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, international trade in goods and services, and consumer credit data.
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U.S. economic data due for release Monday is light and includes the employment trends index.
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Besides the jobs report, there is no other significant U.S. economic data due for release Friday.
The Russian government does not release data on the amount of palladium in state stockpiles.
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U.S. economic data due for release Friday is light and includes existing home sales.
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