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MNI DATA SURVEY: UK IoP, Mfg, Constr, Trade and BOE MPC Survey

MNI (London)
By Jai Lakhani
     LONDON (MNI) - The UK ONS preliminary estimates for the month of March has
industrial production at 0.1% m/m, -0.2% m/m for manufacturing and a dismal
-2.3% m/m for construction output. It would appear that analysts trust these
numbers with the MNI median matching the ONS numbers as well as a y/y growth in
industrial production, manufacturing and construction of 3%, 2.9% and -5.6%
respectively. 
                    Industrial  Industrial  Manufacturing  Manufacturing
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                    Production  Production         Output         Output
                         % m/m       % oya          % m/m          % oya
Date Out                10-May      10-May         10-May         10-May
Median                     0.1         3.0           -0.2            2.9
Forecast High              0.4         3.3            0.3            3.3
Forecast Low              -0.3         2.6           -0.4            2.6
Standard Deviation         0.2         0.2            0.2            0.2
Count                       14           9             11              9
Prior                      0.1         2.2           -0.2            2.5
Barclays                   0.2         3.1           -0.2            2.9
Berenberg                  0.2         N/A            N/A            N/A
Capital Economics          0.3         3.2            0.0            3.0
Credit Suisse              0.1         N/A            N/A            N/A
Investec                   0.1         3.0           -0.1            2.9
JP Morgan                  0.1         3.0            0.0            2.9
Lloyds TSB                -0.3         2.6            0.0            3.0
Natixis                   -0.2         2.7           -0.4            2.6
Nomura                     0.2         3.1           -0.2            2.8
Oxford Economics           0.4         3.3            0.3            3.3
Pantheon                   0.1         N/A            N/A            N/A
Scotia                     0.1         N/A           -0.2            N/A
Societe Generale           0.1         3.0           -0.2            2.8
UniCredit                  0.2         N/A           -0.2            N/A
     The trade balance has analyst anticipating a widening of the total trade
balance  from stg -1 bn to stg -2 in March. The visible trade balance is also
expected to widen from stg -10.2 bn previously to stg -11.1 bn in March. 
     Moving to arguably the most widely anticipated data of the week, the Bank
of England MPC Policy decision. Except for one estimate, analysts appear to be
in full agreement that the the bank rate will remain unchanged at 0.5% in the
backdrop of very disappointing economic data. 
                                    BOE
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                    MPC Policy Decision
                            Bank Rate %
Date Out                         10-May
Median                              0.5
Forecast High                       0.8
Forecast Low                        0.5
Standard Deviation                  0.1
Count                                17
Prior                               0.5
Bayern                              0.5
Barclays                            0.5
Berenberg                           0.5
Capital Economics                   0.5
Credit Suisse                       0.5
Investec                            0.5
JP Morgan                           0.5
LBBW                                0.5
Lloyds TSB                          0.5
Natixis                             0.5
Nomura                              0.5
Nordea                             0.75
Oxford Economics                    0.5
Pantheon                            0.5
Scotia                              0.5
Societe Generale                    0.5
UniCredit                           0.5
     Regarding Gilt Purchases and corporate bond purchases, analysts unanimously
agreed that both would remain unchanged from the March meeting at stg435 bn and
stg10 bn respectively. The composition of the rate hike vote suggests a 7-2 vote
in favour of keeping the bank rate unchanged with only one analyst estimate
arguing a unanimous vote in favour of keeping the bank rate unchanged. 
                          BOE               BOE             BOE              BOE
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                   MPC Policy        MPC Policy      MPC Policy       MPC Policy
                     Decision          Decision        Decision         Decision
               Gilt Purch Stg   Corp Bond Purch
                          bln           Stg bln      Unch. Vote        Hike Vote
Date Out               10-May            10-May          10-May           10-May
Median                  435.0              10.0             7.0              2.0
Forecast High           435.0              10.0             9.0              2.0
Forecast Low            435.0              10.0             7.0              0.0
Standard
Deviation                 0.0               0.0             0.8              0.8
Count                       8                 5               6                6
Prior                   435.0              10.0             7.0              2.0
Barclays                435.0              10.0             7.0              2.0
Berenberg               435.0              10.0             N/A              N/A
Investec                435.0              10.0             7.0              2.0
JP Morgan                 N/A               N/A             9.0              0.0
LBBW                    435.0               N/A             N/A              N/A
Natixis                 435.0               N/A             N/A              N/A
Nomura                  435.0               N/A             7.0              2.0
Nordea                    N/A               N/A             N/A              N/A
Oxford
Economics               435.0              10.0             N/A              N/A
Pantheon                  N/A               N/A             7.0              2.0
Scotia                    N/A               N/A             N/A              N/A
Societe
Generale                435.0              10.0             N/A              N/A
UniCredit                 N/A               N/A             7.0              2.0
--MNI London Bureau; +44 203 865 3828; email: jai.lakhani@marketnews.com
--MNI London Bureau; tel: +44 203-586-2225; email: les.commons@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 203-865-3812 | les.commons@marketnews.com
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