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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Apr 25 - Apr 26

                         Apr 25     Apr 25     Apr 25  Apr 26  Apr 26  Apr 26
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                        Durable    Durable    Initial           Chain   Final
                      Goods New      Goods    Jobless    Real   Price    Mich
                         Orders  Ex. Trans     Claims     GDP   Index    Sent
Data For                    Mar        Mar  Apr 20 wk  Q1 (a)  Q1 (a)     Apr
Denomination               % Ch       % Ch          K    % Ch    % Ch   Index
Median Forecast **          0.6        0.4        201     2.0     1.8    97.3
High Forecast               1.3        1.5        205     2.5     2.5    97.7
Low Forecast               -0.2        0.0        192     1.5     1.5    97.0
Mean                        0.6        0.5        200     2.0     1.9    97.3
Standard Deviation          0.4        0.4        4.8     0.3     0.3     0.3
No. of Responses             12         10          5      13       7       6
Amherst Pierpont            1.3        0.8         NA      NA      NA    97.3
BMO                         0.8        0.4         NA     1.8      NA    97.0
Capital Economics           0.0         NA         NA     2.2      NA      NA
CIBC                       -0.2        0.4         NA     1.8      NA      NA
Commerzbank                 0.7        0.0         NA     2.5     2.5      NA
Deutsche Bank               0.5        0.3         NA     2.0     2.0      NA
FT Advisors                 0.8        0.3        200     2.4     1.6    97.0
Goldman Sachs               0.5        0.5        205     2.4      NA    97.2
HSBC                        0.9        0.2         NA     1.6     1.6      NA
Morgan Stanley               NA         NA         NA     1.5     1.5      NA
RBC                         1.0        1.5         NA     2.0     2.0      NA
UBS                         0.3        0.2        192     1.6      NA    97.5
Umaryland                   0.4         NA        202     2.3      NA    97.7
** 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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