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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Apr 5

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Apr 4/17:06 EST Apr 4
                                  Apr 5    Apr 5
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                                Initial
                                Jobless    Trade
                                 Claims  Balance
Data For                      Mar 31 wk      Feb
Denomination                          K        B
Median Forecast **                  225    -56.7
High Forecast                       225    -56.4
Low Forecast                        220    -57.6
Mean                                223    -56.9
Standard Deviation                  2.1      0.4
No. of Responses                      5        9
Amherst Pierpont                    225    -56.4
BofA/Merrill Lynch                   NA       NA
Barclays Capital                    225    -56.8
BMO                                  NA    -56.7
Capital Economics                    NA       NA
CBA                                  NA       NA
CIBC                                 NA    -56.7
Comerica Bank                        NA    -56.6
Commerzbank                          NA       NA
Credit Suisse                        NA    -57.5
FT Advisors                         222    -57.6
Goldman Sachs                       220    -56.7
Morgan Stanley                       NA       NA
Natwest                              NA       NA
NTL Bank Canada                      NA       NA
RBC                                  NA       NA
TD Securities                        NA       NA
UMaryland                           225    -56.8
Westpac Institutional Bank           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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