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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Apr 12 - Apr 13

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