MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Aug 27-30

                      Cons    GDP    Init    Pers    PCE   PCE

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                      Conf  2-est  Claims  Income  Total  Core

Data For               Jul    Jul  24-Aug     Jul    Jul   Jul

Denomination         Index      %       K       %      %     %

Median Forecast **   128.0   2.00  215.00     0.3    0.2   0.2

High Forecast       133.50   2.10  215.00     0.5    0.3   0.3

Low Forecast        125.00   1.80  215.00     0.1    0.2   0.2

Mean                128.67   1.98  215.00     0.3    0.2   0.2

Standard Deviation    2.36   0.12    0.00     0.1    0.0   0.0

No. of Responses        11     11       3      12      8    12

Amherst Pierpont    130.00   1.80      NA    0.30   0.20    NA

BofA/Merrill Lynch  128.00   1.80  215.00    0.20   0.20  0.20

BMO                 130.00   2.10  215.00    0.40     NA  0.20

Capital Economics   133.50   2.00      NA    0.20   0.20  0.20

Deutsche Bank       125.00   2.10      NA    0.30     NA  0.20

HSBC                126.30   2.00      NA    0.20   0.20  0.20

ING Group               NA   2.10      NA      NA     NA    NA

J.P. Morgan         127.20   2.10      NA    0.30     NA  0.20

Lloyds Bank         131.00   2.00      NA    0.50   0.30  0.30

Morgan Stanley      126.40     NA      NA    0.30   0.20  0.20

Natwest             128.00   1.80      NA    0.20     NA  0.20

Nomura              130.00   2.00      NA    0.30   0.20  0.20

TD Securities           NA     NA      NA    0.10   0.20  0.20

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

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