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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Apr 11 - Apr 13

                         Apr 11    Apr 11    Apr 11    Apr 12  Apr 12     Apr 13
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                                      CPI             Initial             Prelim
                                 ex-food,  Treasury   Jobless  Import       Mich
                            CPI    energy    Budget    Claims  Prices  Sentiment
Data For                    Mar       Mar       Mar  Apr 7 wk     Mar        Apr
Denomination                  %         %         B         K       %      Index
Median Forecast **          0.0       0.2    -188.0       230     0.1      100.2
High Forecast               0.1       0.2    -180.0       245     0.4      101.5
Low Forecast               -0.1       0.1    -213.0       220    -0.1       98.0
Mean                        0.0       0.2    -192.3       230     0.1      100.3
Standard Deviation          0.1       0.0      12.5         7     0.2        1.1
No. of Responses             19        20         4         8       7         11
Amherst Pierpont            0.0       0.2    -213.0       228      NA      100.0
Bank of the West            0.1       0.2        NA       230     0.2      100.2
Barclays Capital           -0.1       0.2        NA       235    -0.1      100.0
BMO                         0.0       0.2    -186.0        NA     0.4      101.0
Capital Economics           0.1       0.2        NA        NA      NA       98.0
CIBC                       -0.1       0.1        NA        NA      NA         NA
Comerica Bank               0.1       0.2        NA        NA      NA         NA
Commerzbank                -0.1       0.1        NA        NA      NA         NA
Credit Suisse               0.0       0.1        NA        NA      NA       99.0
FT Advisors                 0.0       0.2        NA       229    -0.1      101.4
Goldman Sachs              -0.1       0.1        NA       220      NA       99.5
J.P. Morgan                -0.1       0.1        NA       245     0.0      101.5
Morgan Stanley              0.0       0.2        NA        NA      NA         NA
Nomura                      0.0       0.1        NA        NA      NA         NA
NTL Bank Canada             0.0       0.2        NA        NA      NA         NA
RBC                        -0.1       0.1        NA        NA      NA         NA
TD Securities                NA       0.2        NA        NA      NA         NA
UBS                         0.0       0.2    -180.0       225     0.1      101.5
UMaryland                   0.0       0.2    -190.0       230     0.4      101.0
Westpac Institutional
Bank                        0.1       0.2        NA        NA      NA         NA
     ** 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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