-- Manufacturing Shipments data due out next Friday "should look reasonably healthy" for March, but will look weaker in volume terms, says CIBC's Avery Shenfeld. CIBC expects a 3.5% rise, in line with consensus, and following a prior gain of 3.6%.
Existing Home Sales on Thursday and Housing Starts on Friday, both for Aprii, won't alter the picture of a sector that's been "a drag on growth" in the past year, Shenfeld adds. CIBC forecasts 240k housing starts, versus a consensus 245k.
Also on the calendar for next week is The Market Participants Survey, due out 10.30am ET on Monday. The survey is conducted quarterly. Bank of Canada staff reach out to a diverse set of participants in financial markets to gather their views on key macroeconomic and financial variables as well as on monetary policy.
Then on Wednesday at 1.30pm ET, a summary of monetary policy deliberations by Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks earlier will be released. That same day, Michelle Alexopoulos, External Deputy Governor, addresses the Ottawa Economics Association (OEA) - Canadian Association of Business Economics (CABE), Ottawa, Ontario.
In terms of further data, March Wholesale Sales (ex-petroleum) is due out Thursday, and CIBC forecasts 1.4%. Also, March Int'l Sec. Transactions is due out Friday.