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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Aug 29 - Aug 30

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                           Chain    Initial                                 Core
                     Real  Price    Jobless  Personal  Current Dollar  PCE Price
                      GDP  Index     Claims    Income             PCE      Index
                       2Q     2Q
Data For              (s)    (s)  Aug 25 wk       Jul             Jul        Jul
Denomination         % Ch   % Ch          K      % Ch            % Ch       % Ch
Median Forecast
**                    4.0    3.0        213       0.3             0.4        0.2
High Forecast         4.2    3.8        214       0.4             0.6        0.2
Low Forecast          3.9    3.0        210       0.2             0.3        0.1
Mean                  4.0    3.1        212       0.3             0.4        0.2
Standard
Deviation             0.1    0.3        1.5       0.1             0.1        0.0
No. of Responses       11      9          6        11              11          7
Amherst Pierpont      4.0     NA        210       0.3             0.4        0.2
Bank of the West      4.2    3.0        214       0.3             0.4        0.2
BMO                   4.0    3.0         NA       0.4             0.4        0.2
Capital
Economics             4.1     NA         NA       0.2             0.6        0.2
CIBC                  4.0    3.0         NA       0.4             0.4         NA
Comerica Bank         4.0    3.0         NA       0.4             0.3         NA
Credit Suisse         3.9    3.0         NA       0.3             0.3        0.1
FT Advisors           4.1    3.0        213       0.4             0.4         NA
Goldman Sachs         3.9    3.8        210       0.3             0.4        0.2
Natwest               4.1    3.0        212       0.3             0.4        0.2
UMaryland             4.0    3.0        213       0.3             0.4         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 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com
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