MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Aug 15 - Aug 16

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                                                      Initial

                   Industrl  Capacity     Business    Jobless  Housing  Building

                   Productn   Utilizn  Inventories     Claims   Starts   Permits

Data For                Jul       Jul          Jul  Aug 11 wk      Jul       Jul

Denomination           % Ch         %         % Ch          K        M         M

Median Forecast

**                      0.3      78.2          0.1        214    1.256     1.295

High Forecast           0.4      78.2          0.1        214    1.274     1.305

Low Forecast            0.2      78.1          0.1        213    1.200     1.284

Mean                    0.3      78.2          0.1        214    1.247     1.295

Standard

Deviation               0.1       0.0          0.0        0.5      0.0       0.0

No. of

Responses                 5         5            2          2        4         2

Capital

Economics               0.2      78.1           NA         NA    1.200        NA

CIBC                    0.2      78.2           NA         NA    1.256     1.284

Credit Suisse           0.3      78.1           NA        213       NA        NA

FT Advisors             0.4      78.2          0.1        214    1.274        NA

UMaryland               0.3      78.2          0.1         NA    1.256     1.305

** Note: The survey median is compiled solely from the forecasts listed above

and is not intended to represent a market consensus.

--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-372-2121; email: shikha.dave@marketnews.com

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