December 2026 economic calendar

December 2026

Every scheduled US economic release this month, from each agency's own calendar. Select a day to see the details and sources.

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Early close

Christmas Day

This month

Key releases only

TueDec 1

9:45 AMS&P Global manufacturing PMI (final) · Nov 2026Est.PrivateEst.Private 10:00 AMISM manufacturing PMI · Nov 2026High impactPrivateHigh impactPrivate 10:00 AMJob openings and labor turnover (JOLTS) · Oct 2026GovGov 10:00 AMConstruction spending · Oct 2026GovGov

WedDec 2

8:15 AMADP employment report · Nov 2026Est.PrivateEst.Private 8:30 AMGDP by County and Personal Income by County · 2025GovGov 10:00 AMCounty employment and wagesGovGov 10:00 AMMetro area employment and unemploymentGovGov 10:30 AMEIA crude oil inventories · Week ending Nov 27GovGov

ThuDec 3

7:30 AMChallenger job cuts · Nov 2026Est.PrivateEst.Private 8:30 AMInitial jobless claims · Week ending Nov 28GovGov 9:45 AMS&P Global services PMI (final) · Nov 2026Est.PrivateEst.Private 10:00 AMISM services PMI · Nov 2026High impactPrivateHigh impactPrivate 10:00 AMFactory orders · Oct 2026GovGov 10:30 AMEIA natural gas storage · Week ending Nov 27GovGov 4:30 PMFed balance sheet (H.4.1)FedFed

FriDec 4

8:30 AMJobs report (Employment Situation) · Nov 2026High impactGovHigh impactGov 1:00 PMBaker Hughes rig countPrivatePrivate

MonDec 7

10:00 AMQuarterly financial report: manufacturing, mining, wholesale trade and services · Q3 2026GovGov 10:00 AMQuarterly financial report: retail trade · Q3 2026GovGov 1:00 PM3-year note auctionEst.GovEst.Gov 3:00 PMConsumer credit · Oct 2026FedFed

TueDec 8

6:00 AMNFIB small business optimism · Nov 2026Est.PrivateEst.Private 8:30 AMTrade balance (goods and services) · Oct 2026GovGov 8:30 AMProductivity and costs · Q3 2026GovGov 1:00 PM10-year note auctionReopeningEst.GovEst.Gov

WedDec 9

10:00 AMWholesale inventories · Oct 2026GovGov 10:30 AMEIA crude oil inventories · Week ending Dec 4GovGov 2:00 PMFed rate decision (FOMC) · Dec 8–9 meetingHigh impactFedHigh impactFed 2:30 PMFed Chair press conferenceHigh impactFedHigh impactFed

ThuDec 10

8:30 AMConsumer Price Index (CPI) · Nov 2026High impactGovHigh impactGov 8:30 AMInitial jobless claims · Week ending Dec 5GovGov 8:30 AMReal earnings · Nov 2026GovGov 8:30 AMReal Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State · 2025GovGov 10:00 AMQuarterly services survey · Q3 2026GovGov 10:30 AMEIA natural gas storage · Week ending Dec 4GovGov 12:00 PMFinancial accounts of the US (Z.1) · Q3 2026FedFed 12:00 PMWASDE crop reportGovGov 1:00 PM30-year bond auctionReopeningEst.GovEst.Gov 4:30 PMFed balance sheet (H.4.1)FedFed

FriDec 11

10:00 AMBusiness applications · Nov 2026GovGov 1:00 PMBaker Hughes rig countPrivatePrivate

TueDec 15

8:30 AMProducer Price Index (PPI) · Nov 2026GovGov 8:30 AMEmpire State manufacturing survey · Dec 2026Est.FedEst.Fed

WedDec 16

8:30 AMRetail sales · Nov 2026High impactGovHigh impactGov 9:15 AMIndustrial production · Nov 2026FedFed 10:00 AMBusiness inventories · Oct 2026GovGov 10:00 AMEmployer costs for employee compensationGovGov 10:00 AMFatal occupational injuriesGovGov 10:30 AMEIA crude oil inventories · Week ending Dec 11GovGov

ThuDec 17

8:30 AMHousing starts and building permits · Nov 2026GovGov 8:30 AMInitial jobless claims · Week ending Dec 12GovGov 8:30 AMImport and export prices · Nov 2026GovGov 8:30 AMPhiladelphia Fed manufacturing survey · Dec 2026Est.FedEst.Fed 10:30 AMEIA natural gas storage · Week ending Dec 11GovGov 4:30 PMFed balance sheet (H.4.1)FedFed

FriDec 18

All dayQuarterly options expiration (triple witching)Stock options, index options and index futures expire together.MarketMarket 8:30 AMCurrent account (international transactions) · Q3 2026GovGov 10:00 AMState employment and unemployment · Nov 2026GovGov 10:00 AMWork experience of the populationGovGov 1:00 PMBaker Hughes rig countPrivatePrivate

TueDec 22

10:00 AMSteel imports (preliminary) · Nov 2026GovGov 11:30 AM52-week bill auctionEst.GovEst.Gov 1:00 PM5-year TIPS auctionReopeningEst.GovEst.Gov 1:00 PMMoney supply (H.6) · Nov 2026FedFed

WedDec 23

8:30 AMPersonal income and spending (PCE inflation) · Nov 2026High impactGovHigh impactGov 8:30 AMDurable goods orders · Nov 2026GovGov 8:30 AMGDP (third estimate) · Q3 2026GovGov 10:00 AMNew home sales · Nov 2026GovGov 10:30 AMEIA crude oil inventories · Week ending Dec 18GovGov 11:30 AM2-year FRN auctionReopeningEst.GovEst.Gov 1:00 PM20-year bond auctionReopeningEst.GovEst.Gov 1:00 PMBaker Hughes rig countEst.PrivateEst.Private

ThuDec 24

Stock market closes at 1:00 PM ET

8:30 AMInitial jobless claims · Week ending Dec 19Est.GovEst.Gov 10:30 AMEIA natural gas storage · Week ending Dec 18GovGov 4:30 PMFed balance sheet (H.4.1)FedFed

FriDec 25

Christmas Day (federal holiday) · Stock market closed

No scheduled releases

MonDec 28

8:30 AMAdvance goods trade and inventories · Nov 2026GovGov 1:00 PM2-year note auctionEst.GovEst.Gov 1:00 PM5-year note auctionEst.GovEst.Gov

TueDec 29

9:00 AMCase-Shiller home prices · Oct 2026Est.PrivateEst.Private 10:00 AMConsumer confidence (Conference Board) · Dec 2026Est.PrivateEst.Private 1:00 PM7-year note auctionEst.GovEst.Gov

WedDec 30

10:00 AMMetro area employment and unemploymentGovGov 10:30 AMEIA crude oil inventories · Week ending Dec 25GovGov 1:00 PMBaker Hughes rig countEst.PrivateEst.Private 2:00 PMFOMC minutes · Dec 8–9 meetingFedFed

ThuDec 31

8:30 AMInitial jobless claims · Week ending Dec 26Est.GovEst.Gov 10:30 AMEIA natural gas storage · Week ending Dec 25GovGov 4:30 PMFed balance sheet (H.4.1)FedFed