Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming month:
MONDAY, Dec. 2
WASHINGTON — Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for November, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for October, 10 a.m.
TUESDAY, Dec. 3
DETROIT — Automakers release vehicle sales for November.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4
WASHINGTON — Payroll processor ADP reports how many jobs private employers added in November, 8:15 a.m.; Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for November, 10 a.m.
THURSDAY, Dec. 5
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases international trade data for October, 8:30 a.m.; Mortgage company Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases factory orders for October, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY, Dec. 6
WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases employment data for November, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for October, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for October, 3 p.m.
TUESDAY, Dec. 10
WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases revised third-quarter productivity data, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11
WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for November, 8:30 a.m.; Treasury releases federal budget for November, 2 p.m.; Federal Reserve policymakers release a statement on interest rates, 2 p.m.
THURSDAY, Dec. 12
WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for November, 8:30 a.m.; Mortgage company Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY, Dec. 13
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases retail sales data for November, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for October, 10 a.m.
MONDAY, Dec. 16
WASHINGTON — National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for December, 10 a.m.; Treasury releases international money flows data for October, 4 p.m.
TUESDAY, Dec. 17
WASHINGTON —Commerce Department releases housing starts for November, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases industrial production for November, 9:15 a.m.; Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for October, 10 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18
THURSDAY, Dec. 19
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases current account trade deficit for the third quarter, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for November, 10 a.m.; Mortgage company Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY Dec. 20
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases third-quarter gross domestic product, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases personal income for November, 10 a.m.
MONDAY, Dec. 23
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases new home sales for November, 10 a.m.
TUESDAY, Dec. 24
WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases durable goods for November, 8:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 25
Stock and bond markets are closed for Christmas Day.
THURSDAY, Dec. 26
WASHINGTON — Mortgage company Freddie Mac releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY, Dec. 27
MONDAY, Dec. 30
WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for November, 10 a.m.
TUESDAY, Dec. 31
WASHINGTON — Standard & Poor’s releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for October, 9 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for December, 10 a.m.