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

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Aug 14/17:06 EST Aug 14

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                      Industrl  Capacity     Business    Jobless

                      Productn   Utilizn  Inventories     Claims

Data For                   Jul       Jul          Jul  Aug 11 wk

Denomination              % Ch         %         % Ch          K

Median Forecast **         0.4      78.2          0.1        214

High Forecast              0.7      78.5          0.2        216

Low Forecast               0.2      78.0          0.1        213

Mean                       0.4      78.2          0.1        214

Standard Deviation         0.1       0.1          0.0        1.1

No. of Responses            10        10            4          6

Amherst Pierpont           0.4      78.1           NA        214

BMO                        0.7      78.5          0.1         NA

Capital Economics          0.2      78.1           NA         NA

CIBC                       0.2      78.2           NA         NA

Comerica Bank              0.4      78.3           NA         NA

Credit Suisse              0.3      78.1           NA        213

FT Advisors                0.4      78.2          0.1        214

Goldman Sachs              0.4      78.2           NA        215

UBS                        0.2      78.0          0.1        213

UMaryland                  0.3      78.2          0.2        216

** 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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