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

**                      0.4      78.2          0.1        214    1.270     1.313

High Forecast           0.7      78.5          0.2        216    1.300     1.320

Low Forecast            0.2      78.0          0.1        213    1.200     1.284

Mean                    0.4      78.2          0.1        214    1.264     1.309

Standard

Deviation               0.1       0.1          0.0        1.1      0.0       0.0

No. of

Responses                10        10            4          6        9         6

Amherst

Pierpont                0.4      78.1           NA        214    1.300        NA

BMO                     0.7      78.5          0.1         NA    1.271     1.316

Capital

Economics               0.2      78.1           NA         NA    1.200        NA

CIBC                    0.2      78.2           NA         NA    1.256     1.284

Comerica Bank           0.4      78.3           NA         NA    1.300     1.320

Credit Suisse           0.3      78.1           NA        213       NA        NA

FT Advisors             0.4      78.2          0.1        214    1.271        NA

Goldman Sachs           0.4      78.2           NA        215    1.255     1.310

UBS                     0.2      78.0          0.1        213    1.270     1.320

UMaryland               0.3      78.2          0.2        216    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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