Monday: National Association of Realtors reports on existing home sales for November. U.S. Department of Agriculture reports on the inventory of hogs and pigs as of Dec. 1, a barometer of the U.S. pork supply in 2003.

Tuesday: Conference Board releases consumer confidence index for December. Stock markets operate on normal schedule, but government bond market closes at 2 p.m.

Wednesday: Most financial markets closed for holiday.

Thursday: The Institute of Supply Management reports on manufacturing activity during December.

Friday: Automakers report December automobile sales figures. Sentencing in Houston of former Enron auditor David Duncan for directing the shredding of Enron-related documents.