MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Apr 8 - Apr 11

                        Apr 8  Apr 10    Apr 10    Apr 10  Apr 11    Apr 11

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                                            CPI                         PPI

                      Factory          ex-food,  Treasury          ex-food,

                       Orders     CPI    energy    Budget     PPI    energy

Data For                  Feb     Mar       Mar       Mar     Mar       Mar

Denomination             % Ch    % Ch      % Ch         B    % Ch      % Ch

Median Forecast **       -0.6     0.4       0.2    -179.0     0.3       0.2

High Forecast            -0.3     0.5       0.2    -179.0     0.4       0.3

Low Forecast             -1.2     0.3       0.1    -179.0     0.3       0.1

Mean                     -0.7     0.4       0.2    -179.0     0.3       0.2

Standard Deviation        0.2     0.1       0.0       0.0     0.0       0.0

No. of Responses           10      13        16         1      11        10

Amherst Pierpont           NA      NA        NA        NA     0.3       0.2

Bank of the West         -0.6     0.3       0.2        NA     0.3       0.2

CIBC                     -0.5     0.4       0.2        NA     0.3       0.2

Credit Suisse              NA     0.3       0.2        NA      NA        NA

Deka                     -0.5      NA       0.2        NA     0.3       0.2

Deutsche Bank            -1.0     0.3       0.2        NA     0.4       0.3

FT Advisors              -0.3     0.3       0.2        NA     0.3       0.1

ING Group                  NA      NA       0.2        NA      NA        NA

Lloyds Bank              -0.6     0.3       0.2        NA     0.4       0.2

Morgan Stanley             NA     0.5       0.2        NA     0.3       0.2

Nomura                     NA      NA       0.1        NA      NA        NA

NTL Bank Canada          -0.6     0.4       0.2        NA      NA        NA

SocGen                     NA     0.4       0.1        NA      NA        NA

TD Securities              NA     0.4       0.2        NA      NA        NA

Umaryland                -0.6     0.3       0.2    -179.0     0.3       0.2

Wells Fargo              -0.6     0.4       0.2        NA     0.3       0.2

** 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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