<div id="readability-page-1"><div> <p>The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.</p> <pre>  DATE      TIME  RELEASE                       PERIOD     CONSENSUS    PREVIOUS  Tuesday   0600  Small Business Svy             Jan        99.5   (3)   99.5            0830  Retail Sales                   Dec       +0.5%   (12) +0.6%            0830    -- ex autos                  Dec       +0.3%   (11) +0.5%            0830  Employment Cost Index          4Q        +0.8%   (10) +0.8%            0830  Import Prices                  Dec       -0.1%   (4)   NA            1000  Business Inventories           Nov       +0.2%   (7)  +0.3%  Wednesday 0830  Nonfarm Payrolls*              Jan       +55K    (25) +50K            0830  Unemployment Rate*             Jan        4.4%   (25)  4.4%            0830  Avg. Hourly Wages M/M* **      Jan       +0.3%   (23) +0.33%            0830  Avg. Hourly Wages Y/Y* **      Jan       +3.7%   (14) +3.76%            1400  Monthly Federal Budget         Jan      -$50.0B  (3) -$129B***  Thursday  0830  Jobless Claims                 Feb 7      222K   (7)   231K            1000  Existing Home Sales            Jan        4.15M  (12)  4.35M                    -- percent change            Jan       -4.6%        +5.1%  Friday    0830  Consumer Price Index  M/M      Jan       +0.3%   (12) +0.3%            0830    -- ex food &amp; energy M/M      Jan       +0.3%   (11) +0.2%            0830  Consumer Price Index  Y/Y      Jan       +2.5%   (6)  +2.7%            0830    -- ex food &amp; energy Y/Y      Jan       +2.5%   (5)  +2.6%    *Rescheduled from Feb. 6  **all private-sector workers  ***January 2025    (Figures in parentheses refer to number of economists surveyed.)    Write to Donna Huneke at dataweekahead@wsj.com </pre> <p>   (END) Dow Jones Newswires</p> <p>   February 06, 2026 14:13 ET (19:13 GMT)</p><p>Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.</p></div></div>

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<p>Next week, key U.S. economic data will be released, including retail sales, consumer prices, and employment figures. Forecasts indicate a 0.5% increase in retail sales for December, with a 0.3% rise excluding autos. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at 4.4%, while nonfarm payrolls are projected to rise by 55,000. The consumer price index is anticipated to show a 0.3% monthly increase and a 2.5% annual increase. Other data includes jobless claims and existing home sales.</p>

- The article presents median forecasts for various U.S. economic data to be released next week, compiled by a Wall Street Journal survey.  
- Key forecasts include a 0.5% increase in retail sales for December and a projected nonfarm payroll growth of 55,000 in January.  
- Additional data points involve unemployment rate stability at 4.4% and a consumer price index rise of 2.5% year-over-year for January.

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