NFP report preview

Today August NFP report is to be published at 12:30 GMT from US.

What is NFP report?

• NFP or non-farm payroll report is the monthly statistics on labor condition in the US released by US department of labor statistics. The report comprises goods, construction and manufacturing sector companies.
• This report influences the financial markets deeply across asset class.

Key highlights –

• Headline number for total hires last month was 209,000. August ADP employment number was encouraging at 237,000 after July’s encouraging 201,000.

• Today payrolls are expected at 180,000.

• Second most vital component is wage growth which as of now is showing healthy growth of 2.5 percent. Today expected at 2.6 percent y/y.

• Labor force participation rate is showing no signs of rebound. It was at 62.9%, in last report.

• Unemployment rate is expected to remain same at 4.3 percent.

• Underemployment rate is expected to improve further from current 8.6 percent.

• Average weekly hours were previous 34.5; No major change is expected.

Impact –

• Immediate impact is usually very volatile and today could be more as the market is already agitated by weak economic dockets coming out of the United States.

• A strong report especially the headline number (above 235,000) and wage growth could lead to a recovery in the dollar which has declined for 6 consecutive months.

• Dollar selloffs would accelerate on a materially weak report of headline below 150,000. The dollar index is currently trading at 92.53, down 0.06 percent so far today.