Other economic reports due this week:* Tuesday,...

Other economic reports due this week:

* Tuesday, Commerce Department report on retail sales during January.

* Wednesday, Commerce Department report on inventories at U.S. businesses during December.

* Thursday, Labor Department report on import prices for January.

* Friday, Commerce Department report on starts of housing construction during January.

* Friday, Labor Department report on January’s producer price index, a gauge of prices paid to factories, farmers and other producers.