Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming month:

All times are Eastern.

MONDAY, April 2

WASHINGTON —Institute for Supply Management releases its manufacturing index for March, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases construction spending for February, 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, April 3

DETROIT — Automakers release vehicle sales for March.

WEDNESDAY, April 4

WASHINGTON —Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for March, 10 a.m.; Commerce Department releases factory orders for February, 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, April 5

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases international trade data for February, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, April 6

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases employment data for March, 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for February, 3 p.m.

TUESDAY, April 10

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for March, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases wholesale trade inventories for February, 10 a.m.;

WEDNESDAY, April 11

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases Consumer Price Index for March, 8:30 a.m.; Treasury releases federal budget for March, 2 p.m.; Federal Reserve releases minutes from March interest-rate meeting.

THURSDAY, April 12

WASHINGTON —Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, April 13

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for February, 10 a.m.

MONDAY, April 16

WASHINGTON— Commerce Department releases retail sales data for March, 8:30 a.m.; Commerce Department releases business inventories for February, 10 a.m.; National Association of Home Builders releases housing market index for April, 10 a.m.; Treasury releases international money flows data for February, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, April 17

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases housing starts for March; 8:30 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases industrial production for March, 9:15 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, April 18

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve releases Beige Book, 2 p.m.

THURSDAY, April 19

WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

MONDAY, April 23

WASHINGTON — National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for March, 10 a.m.

TUESDAY, April 24

WASHINGTON — Standard & Poor's releases S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for February, 9 a.m.; Commerce Department releases new home sales for March, 10 a.m.; The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for April, 10 a.m.

BERLIN — Germany's Ifo institute releases its monthly business confidence index, a closely watched indicator for Europe's biggest economy.

THURSDAY, April 26

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases durable goods for March, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates, 10 a.m.

FRIDAY, April 27

WASHINGTON — Labor Department releases the first-quarter employment cost index, 8:30 a.m.

MONDAY, April, 30

WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for October, 8:30 a.m.; National Association of Realtors releases pending home sales index for March, 10 a.m.