MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Apr 22 - Apr 26

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Apr 19/17:06 EST Apr 19

                       Apr 22    Apr 23     Apr 25     Apr 25     Apr 25  Apr 26

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                     Existing              Durable    Durable    Initial

                         Home  New Home  Goods New      Goods    Jobless    Real

                        Sales     Sales     Orders  Ex. Trans     Claims     GDP

Data For                  Mar       Mar        Mar        Mar  Apr 20 wk  Q1 (a)

Denomination                M         K       % Ch       % Ch          K    % Ch

Median Forecast

**                       5.36       645        0.8        0.3        196     1.8

High Forecast            5.54       674        1.3        1.5        200     2.5

Low Forecast             5.25       601       -0.2        0.0        192     1.5

Mean                      5.4       645        0.6        0.5        196     1.9

Standard

Deviation                 0.1      18.3        0.4        0.4        4.0     0.3

No. of Responses           11        11         10          9          3      11

Amherst Pierpont         5.25       650        1.3        0.8         NA      NA

BMO                      5.40       674        0.8        0.4         NA     1.8

Capital Economics          NA        NA        0.0         NA         NA     2.2

CIBC                       NA       642       -0.2        0.4         NA     1.8

Commerzbank              5.36       665        0.7        0.0         NA     2.5

Deutsche Bank            5.54       655        0.5        0.3         NA     2.0

FT Advisors              5.41       640        0.8        0.3        200     2.4

HSBC                     5.28       640        0.9        0.2         NA     1.6

Morgan Stanley           5.38       601         NA         NA         NA     1.5

RBC                      5.35       655        1.0        1.5         NA     2.0

UBS                      5.35       645        0.3        0.2        192     1.6

Umaryland                5.25       630        0.3         NA         NA     1.6

** 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 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com

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