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MNI Survey Of Australia Feb Labor Force: Jobless Rate 5.5%

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 10:53 GMT Mar 21/06:53 EST Mar 21
-MNI Median for Employed Persons +20,000 M/M
     SYDNEY (MNI) - The following is a table detailing individual economists'
forecasts for Labor Force Survey for February based on a survey by MNI. The data
will be released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at 1130 hours local time
(0030 hours GMT) Thursday.
                       Employed  Unemployment  Participation
------------------------------------------------------------
                        Persons          Rate           Rate
                   Change (M/M)             %              %
                       February      February       February
Median Forecast         +20,000           5.5           65.6
High Forecast           +30,000           5.6           65.7
Low Forecast             +7,500           5.3           65.5
Mean                    +17,500           5.5           65.6
No of Responses              15            16             12
Previous Report         +16,000           5.5           65.6
ANZ                     +20,000           5.4            n/a
NAB                      +8,000           5.5           65.5
CBA                     +20,000           5.5           65.7
Westpac                 +25,000           5.5           65.7
Deutsche Bank           +20,000           5.5           65.7
Citigroup                +7,500           5.5            n/a
UBS                     +20,000           5.5           65.6
AMP Capital             +10,000           5.5            n/a
JP Morgan               +10,500           5.5           65.6
StanChart                +9,000           5.6           65.7
Macquarie               +20,000           5.5           65.7
St George               +20,000           5.4           65.6
TD Securities           +12,500           5.5           65.5
Moody's Analytics           n/a           5.5            n/a
HSBC                    +30,000           5.3           65.6
RBC Capital             +25,000           5.4           65.6
--MNI Sydney Bureau; tel: +61 2-9716-5467; email: sophia.rodrigues@marketnews.com
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