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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Aug 23 - Aug 25

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                        Aug 23     Aug 24    Aug 24     Aug 25     Aug 25
                                  Initial  Existing    Durable    Durable
                      New Home    Jobless      Home  Goods New      Goods
                         Sales     Claims     Sales     Orders  Ex. Trans
Data For                   Jul  Aug 19 wk       Jul        Jul        Jul
Denomination                 K          K         M    Pct Chg    Pct Chg
Median Forecast **         613        235      5.55       -6.1        0.4
High Forecast              620        240      5.65       -5.5        0.8
Low Forecast               605        235      5.42       -8.4       -0.5
Mean                       613        236      5.54       -6.6        0.4
Standard Deviation         4.8        1.8      0.06        1.0        0.3
No. of Responses            14          8     15.00         16         12
Amherst Pierpont         620.0      235.0      5.58       -6.0        0.6
Barclays Capital         610.0      235.0      5.55       -8.0       -0.5
Capital Economics        620.0         NA      5.50       -8.0        0.5
CIBC                     615.0         NA      5.60       -8.3        0.4
Citi Bank                607.0      235.0      5.54       -6.4        0.2
Comerica Bank            610.0         NA      5.56       -6.0         NA
FT Advisors              608.0      238.0      5.42       -6.8        0.3
Goldman Sachs               NA      240.0      5.52       -6.5        0.3
Morgan Stanley           616.0         NA      5.54       -8.4         NA
NTL Bank Canada          615.0         NA      5.45       -5.5        0.7
RBC                      615.0      236.0      5.65       -6.0        0.5
SocGen                   620.0         NA      5.57       -5.5        0.0
Stone McCarthy           610.0      235.0      5.57       -5.7         NA
TD Securities               NA         NA        NA       -6.1        0.4
UBS                      605.0      235.0      5.57       -6.0        0.8
UMaryland                610.0         NA      5.51       -6.1         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; +1 202-371-2121; email: holly.stokes@marketnews.com
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