Friday’s Economic Calendar Feb. 27, 2026

8:30 AM International Trade in Goods (Advance)
This monthly report offers advance import and export data on the goods components of the monthly trade report.
8:30 AM PPI-Final Demand
The Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a family of indexes that measures the average change over time in the prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
January is expected to show monthly increases of 0.3 percent for total and 0.3 percent for core.
9:45 AM Chicago PMI
The Institute for Supply Management - Chicago compiles a survey and a composite diffusion index of business conditions in the Chicago area.
Forecasters expect a slight retreat to 52.5 from a remarkably, surprisingly strong 54.0 in January, after years of contraction.
9:55 AM Construction Spending
The dollar value of new construction activity on residential, non-residential, and public projects.
A moderate 0.3 percent rise is the call for December.
1:00 PM Baker Hughes Rig Count
The Baker Hughes North American rig count tracks weekly changes in the number of active operating oil & gas rigs.
3:00 PM Farm Prices
The Department of Agriculture releases at the end of the month the index of prices received by farmers for the preceding month.