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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Aug 10 - Aug 11

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                        Aug 10  Aug 10    Aug 10    Aug 10  Aug 11    Aug 11
                       Initial               PPI                         CPI
                       Jobless          ex-food,  Treasury          ex-food,
                        Claims     PPI    energy    Budget     CPI    energy
Data For              Aug 5 wk     Jul       Jul       Jul     Jul       Jul
Denomination                 K       %         %         B       %         %
Median Forecast **         240     0.2       0.2     -54.0     0.2       0.2
High Forecast              245     0.3       0.3     -40.0     0.2       0.2
Low Forecast               237     0.0       0.1     -76.0     0.1       0.1
Mean                       241     0.2       0.2     -56.7     0.2       0.2
Standard Deviation         2.3     0.1       0.1      14.8     0.0       0.0
No. of Responses            11      14        14         3      18        18
Amherst Pierpont            NA     0.3       0.3        NA     0.2       0.2
Bank of the West         243.0     0.2       0.2        NA     0.2       0.2
Barclays Capital         240.0     0.1       0.2        NA     0.2       0.2
BMO                         NA     0.1       0.2        NA     0.2       0.2
Capital Economics           NA      NA        NA        NA     0.2       0.2
CIBC                        NA     0.2       0.2        NA     0.2       0.2
Citi Bank                240.0      NA        NA     -40.0     0.2       0.2
FT Advisors              241.0     0.1       0.2        NA     0.2       0.1
Goldman Sachs            245.0     0.0       0.1        NA     0.2       0.2
J.P. Morgan              240.0     0.2       0.2        NA     0.1       0.2
Morgan Stanley           243.0     0.2       0.1     -54.0     0.1       0.1
Natwest                  237.0     0.2       0.1        NA     0.1       0.1
NTL Bank Canada             NA      NA        NA        NA     0.2       0.2
RBC                      237.0     0.2       0.2        NA     0.2       0.2
Stone McCarthy              NA     0.1       0.1        NA     0.1       0.2
TD Securities               NA      NA        NA        NA     0.1       0.1
UBS                      240.0     0.1       0.2        NA     0.2       0.2
UMaryland                242.0     0.1       0.2     -76.0     0.1       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; +1 202-371-2121; email: holly.stokes@marketnews.com
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