MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Aug 2

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Jul 26/17:06 EST Jul 26

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                       Unemp   Hrly    Avg   Intl     Mich     Fac

                        Rate   Earn  Hours  Trade     Sent  Orders

Data For                 Jul    Jul    Jul    Jun  Jul (f)     Jun

Denomination               %      %  Hours      B        %       %

Median Forecast **       3.7    0.2   34.4  -54.5     98.4     0.8

High Forecast            3.7    0.3   34.5  -52.8     98.5     1.2

Low Forecast             3.6    0.2   34.4  -57.0     98.3     0.1

Mean                     3.7    0.2   34.4  -54.5     98.4     0.7

Standard Deviation       0.1    0.0    0.0    1.0      0.1     0.3

No. of Responses          19     17     11     11       10      11

Amherst Pierpont         3.6    0.2     NA     NA       NA      NA

Bank of the West         3.7    0.2   34.4  -54.5     98.5     0.8

BMO                      3.7    0.2     NA  -54.7     98.4     0.9

Capital Economics        3.7    0.3   34.4     NA       NA      NA

CIBC                     3.7    0.2     NA  -54.7       NA     0.9

Credit Suisse            3.7    0.2     NA     NA       NA      NA

Deutsche Bank            3.7    0.2   34.5  -57.0     98.4     0.1

FT Advisors              3.7    0.2   34.5  -55.1     98.4     0.4

HSBC                     3.7    0.2     NA  -54.4     98.3      NA

Jefferies Economics      3.6    0.2   34.4     NA       NA      NA

Lloyds Bank              3.6    0.3   34.4     NA     98.5     1.2

Morgan Stanley           3.7    0.2   34.4     NA       NA      NA

Natwest                  3.7     NA     NA     NA     98.4      NA

Nomura                   3.6    0.2   34.4  -54.0     98.5     0.4

RBC                      3.6     NA     NA     NA       NA      NA

Scotiabank               3.7    0.2     NA  -53.6       NA     1.1

UBS                      3.6    0.2   34.4  -54.6     98.5     0.7

Umaryland                3.6    0.2   34.4  -52.8     98.4     0.5

Wells Fargo              3.6    0.2   34.4  -54.5       NA     1.1

--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202 371 2121; email: alexandra.kelley@marketnews.com

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