MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Aug 30 - Aug 31

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                                                     Core           Final

                      Personal  Current Dollar  PCE Price      MNI   Mich

                        Income             PCE      Index  Chicago   Sent

Data For                   Jul             Jul        Jul      Aug    Aug

Denomination              % Ch            % Ch       % Ch    Index  Index

Median Forecast **         0.3             0.4        0.2     63.0   95.3

High Forecast              0.4             0.6        0.2     64.8   95.5

Low Forecast               0.2             0.3        0.1     62.0   95.3

Mean                       0.3             0.4        0.2     63.2   95.4

Standard Deviation         0.1             0.1        0.0      1.0    0.1

No. of Responses             7               7          3        4      3

Bank of the West           0.3             0.4        0.2     62.0   95.5

Capital Economics          0.2             0.6        0.2     63.0     NA

CIBC                       0.4             0.4         NA       NA     NA

Comerica Bank              0.4             0.3         NA       NA     NA

Credit Suisse              0.3             0.3        0.1       NA     NA

FT Advisors                0.4             0.4         NA     64.8   95.3

UMaryland                  0.3             0.4         NA     63.0   95.3

** 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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