Economic Releases for week of 3rd March 2008

US
Date Time Event Survey Actual Prior
Monday
3/3/2008 22:00 RPX Composite 28dy YoY DEC - - - - -4.17%
3/3/2008 22:00 RPX Composite 28dy Index DEC - - - - 254.29
3/3/2008 23:00 ISM Manufacturing FEB 48 - - 50.7
3/3/2008 23:00 ISM Prices Paid FEB 73 - - 76
3/3/2008 23:00 Construction Spending MoM JAN -0.70% - - -1.10%
Tuesday
4-Mar Total Vehicle Sales FEB 15.5M - - 15.2M
4-Mar Domestic Vehicle Sales FEB 11.9M - - 11.7M
Wednesday
3/5/2008 6:00 ABC Consumer Confidence 3-Mar - - - - -37
3/5/2008 20:00 MBA Mortgage Applications 1-Mar - - - - -19.20%
3/5/2008 20:30 Challenger Job Cuts YoY FEB - - - - 19.10%
3/5/2008 21:15 ADP Employment Change FEB 10K - - 130K
3/5/2008 21:30 Nonfarm Productivity 4Q F 1.80% - - 1.80%
3/5/2008 21:30 Unit Labor Costs 4Q F 2.10% - - 2.10%
3/5/2008 23:00 Factory Orders JAN -2.50% - - 2.30%
3/5/2008 23:00 ISM Non-Manf. Composite FEB 47.5 - - 44.6
Thursday
3/6/2008 3:00 Fed's Beige Book
3/6/2008 21:30 Initial Jobless Claims 2-Mar 363K - - 373K
3/6/2008 21:30 Continuing Claims 24-Feb 2820K - - 2807K
3/6/2008 23:00 Pending Home Sales MoM JAN -1.00% - - -1.50%
3/6/2008 23:00 Mortgage Delinquencies 4Q - - - - - -
Friday
3/7/2008 2:30 ICSC Chain Store Sales YoY FEB 0.60% - - 0.50%
3/7/2008 21:30 Change in Nonfarm Payrolls FEB 25k - - -17k
3/7/2008 21:30 Unemployment Rate FEB 5.00% - - 4.90%
3/7/2008 21:30 Change in Manufact. Payrolls FEB -25K - - -28K
3/7/2008 21:30 Average Hourly Earnings MoM FEB 0.30% - - 0.20%
3/7/2008 21:30 Average Hourly Earnings YoY FEB 3.60% - - 3.70%
3/7/2008 21:30 Average Weekly Hours FEB 33.7 - - 33.7
Saturday
3/8/2008 4:00 Consumer Credit JAN $7.0B - - $4.5B



UK
Date Time Event Survey Prior
Monday
3/3/2008 17:30 PMI Manufacturing FEB 51 50.6
Tuesday
3/4/2008 17:30 PMI Construction FEB 53 53.9
Wednesday
3/5/2008 8:01 Nationwide Consumer Confidence FEB - - 81
3/5/2008 17:30 PMI Services FEB 52 52.5
3/5/2008 17:30 Official Reserves (Changes) FEB - - $1456M
3/5/2008 18:30 BRC February Shop Price Index
Thursday
3/6/2008 20:00 BOE ANNOUNCES RATES 7-Mar 5.25% 5.25%



Germany
Date Time Event Survey Prior
Monday
3/3/2008 16:55 PMI Manufacturing FEB 54 54.4
3-Mar CPI - Brandenburg        (MoM) FEB - - -0.30%
3-Mar CPI - Brandenburg        (YoY) FEB - - 2.60%
Wednesday
3/5/2008 16:55 PMI Services FEB 51 49.2
Thursday
3/6/2008 19:00 Factory Orders MoM (sa) JAN -0.40% -1.70%
3/6/2008 19:00 Factory Orders YoY (nsa) JAN 9.90% 5.60%
7-16 MAR Wholesale price Index  (YoY) FEB 6.70% 6.60%
7-16 MAR Wholesale Price Index  (MoM) FEB 0.50% 1.40%
Friday
3/7/2008 19:00 Industrial Prod. YoY (nsa wda) JAN 4.60% 4.10%
3/7/2008 19:00 Industrial Production MoM (sa) JAN 0.30% 0.80%



Japan
Date Time Event Survey Prior
Monday
3/3/2008 9:30 Labor Cash Earnings YoY JAN 0.10% -1.90%
3/3/2008 13:00 Vehicle Sales            (YoY) FEB - - 3.70%
Tuesday
3/4/2008 7:50 Monetary Base (YoY) FEB 0.10% -0.10%
Wednesday
3/5/2008 7:50 Capital Spending 4Q -2.50% -1.20%
3/5/2008 7:50 Capital Spending excl Sftwre 4Q -1.80% -0.60%
Thursday
3/6/2008 7:50 Foreign Buying Japan Stocks 29-Feb - - -¥159.1B
3/6/2008 7:50 Foreign Buying Japan Bonds 29-Feb - - -¥562.5B
3/6/2008 7:50 Japan Buying Foreign Stocks 29-Feb - - ¥21.8B
3/6/2008 7:50 Japan Buying Foreign Bonds 29-Feb - - -¥90.9B
3/6/2008 12:00 BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting
3/6/2008 13:00 Leading Economic Index JAN P 30.00% 45.50%
3/6/2008 13:00 Coincident Index JAN P 22.20% 70.00%
3/6/2008 14:00 Machine Tool Orders      (YoY) FEB P - - 0.00%
Friday
3/7/2008 7:50 Official Reserve Assets FEB - - $996.0B
7-Mar BOJ Target Rate 7-Mar 0.50% 0.50%
3/7/2008 14:00 BOJ Monthly Report



Singapore
Date Time Event Survey Prior
Tuesday
3/4/2008 21:30 Purchasing Managers Index FEB 49.8 50.5
3/4/2008 21:30 Electronics Sector Index FEB 49.5 50.8
Wednesday
3/5/2008 16:00 Automobile COE Open Bid Cat A 5-Mar - - S$12856
3/5/2008 16:00 Automobile COE Open Bid Cat B 5-Mar - - S$15510
3/5/2008 16:00 Automobile COE Open Bid Cat E 5-Mar - - S$15110
Friday
3/7/2008 17:00 Foreign Reserves FEB - - $167.65B



HongKong
Date Time Event Survey Prior
Monday
3/3/2008 6:40 Brunswick PMI FEB - - 52.5
3/3/2008 16:15 Retail Sales - Value     (YoY) JAN 18.90% 16.80%
3/3/2008 16:15 Retail Sales - Volume    (YoY) JAN 15.50% 12.40%
Friday
3/7/2008 17:00 Foreign Currency Reserves FEB - - $159.9B



Energy
Date Time Event Survey Prior
Monday
3/3/2008 22:30 Aquila Executives Review Results: Teleconference
Wednesday
3/5/2008 23:30 DOE U.S. Crude Oil Inventories 2-Mar - - 3231K
3/5/2008 23:30 DOE U.S. Gasoline Inventories 2-Mar - - 2355K
3/5/2008 23:30 DOE U.S. Distillate Inventory 2-Mar - - -2575K
3/5/2008 23:30 DOE U.S. Refinery Utilization 2-Mar - - 1.16%
3/5/2008 23:30 API U.S. Crude Oil Inventories 2-Mar - - -1739K
3/5/2008 23:30 API U.S. Gasoline Inventories 2-Mar - - -1047K
3/5/2008 23:30 API U.S. Distillate Inventory 2-Mar - - -1211K
Thursday
3/6/2008 23:30 EIA Natural Gas Storage Change 1-Mar - - -151
Saturday
3/8/2008 2:00 Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count 8-Mar - - 1763



Agriculture
Date Time Event Survey Prior
Tuesday
3/4/2008 0:00 Export Inspections - Corn 29-Feb - - 46.63
3/4/2008 0:00 Export Inspections - Soybeans 29-Feb - - 23.86
3/4/2008 0:00 Export Inspections - Wheat 29-Feb - - 17.25
Wednesday
3/5/2008 6:00 Chicago Merc. Inventories   PB 1-Mar - - 55132
Thursday
3/6/2008 21:30 Export Sales - Cotton 29-Feb - - - -
3/6/2008 21:30 Export Sales - Soy Oil 29-Feb - - - -
3/6/2008 21:30 Export Sales - Wheat 29-Feb - - - -
3/6/2008 21:30 Export Sales - Soy Meal 29-Feb - - - -
3/6/2008 21:30 Export Sales - Corn 29-Feb - - - -
3/6/2008 21:30 Export Sales - Soybeans 29-Feb - - - -

Source: Bloomberg