MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Aug 23 - Aug 24

                           8/23   8/23       8/24       8/24

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                        Initial    New    Durable    Durable

                        Jobless   Home  Goods New      Goods

                         Claims  Sales     Orders  Ex. Trans

Data For              Aug 18 wk    Jul        Jul        Jul

Denomination                  K      K       % Ch       % Ch

Median Forecast **          215    649       -1.3        0.5

High Forecast               215    650        1.6        0.7

Low Forecast                210    593       -4.0        0.0

Mean                        214    640       -1.2        0.4

Standard Deviation          2.0   16.2        1.3        0.3

No. of Responses              5     11         12         10

Amherst Pierpont            215    645       -2.0        0.7

BMO                          NA    650       -1.7        0.7

Capital Economics            NA     NA       -2.0        0.3

CIBC                         NA    650       -1.3        0.0

Credit Suisse                NA    630       -1.0        0.3

Deutsche Bank                NA    650       -4.0        0.5

FT Advisors                 215    639       -1.2        0.7

Goldman Sachs               210    649        0.0        0.0

Morgan Stanley               NA    593       -1.5        0.4

Natwest                     215    640        1.6         NA

UBS                          NA    650       -1.0        0.5

UMaryland                   215    649        0.3         NA

** 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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