by Calculated Risk on 8/02/2014 01:01:00 PM

This will be a very light week for economic data.

----- Monday, August 4th -----
Early: Black Knight Mortgage Monitor report for June.

----- Tuesday, August 5th -----
10:00 AM: ISM non-Manufacturing Index for July. The consensus is for a reading of 56.5, up from 56.0 in June. Note: Above 50 indicates expansion.

10:00 AM: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders (Factory Orders) for June. The consensus is for a 0.6% increase in June orders.

----- Wednesday, August 6th -----
7:00 AM: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.

8:30 AM: Trade Balance report for June from the Census Bureau.

Imports  decreased and exports increased in May.

The consensus is for the U.S. trade deficit to be at $45.0 billion in June from $44.4 billion in May.

----- Thursday, August 7th -----
8:30 AM: The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for claims to increase to 305 thousand from 302 thousand.

Early: Trulia Price Rent Monitors for July. This is the index from Trulia that uses asking house prices adjusted both for the mix of homes listed for sale and for seasonal factors.

3:00 PM: Consumer Credit for June from the Federal Reserve.  The consensus is for credit to increase $18.3 billion.

----- Friday, August 8th -----
10:00 AM: Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories for June. The consensus is for a 0.6% increase in inventories.