MNI Prelim Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Nov 30

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 20:06 GMT Nov 22/15:06 EST Nov 22

                         Nov 30    Nov 30   Nov 30     Nov 30   Nov 30

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                        Initial                          Core

                        Jobless  Personal  Nominal  PCE Price      MNI

                         Claims    Income      PCE      Index  Chicago

Data For              Nov 25 wk       Oct      Oct        Oct      Nov

Denomination                  K   Pct Chg  Pct Chg    Pct Chg    Index

Median Forecast **          239       0.3      0.3        0.2     64.2

High Forecast               239       0.4      0.4        0.2     66.5

Low Forecast                239       0.1      0.2        0.1     63.0

Mean                        239       0.3      0.3        0.2     64.6

Standard Deviation          0.0       0.1      0.1        0.0      1.5

No. of Responses              1         7        7          5        3

Amherst Pierpont             NA       0.3      0.3        0.2       NA

Capital Economics            NA       0.1      0.2        0.2       NA

Deutsche Bank                NA       0.4      0.3        0.1     63.0

FT Advisors                 239       0.3      0.3         NA     66.5

Morgan Stanley               NA       0.2      0.4        0.2       NA

Natwest                      NA       0.3      0.2        0.1       NA

UMaryland                    NA       0.3      0.3         NA     64.2

** Note: The survey median is compiled solely from the forecasts listed above

and is not intended to represent a market consensus.

--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-371-2121; email: holly.stokes@marketnews.com

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