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

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                     Initial                                Core           Final
                                              Current
                     Jobless  Personal         Dollar  PCE Price      MNI   Mich
                      Claims    Income            PCE      Index  Chicago   Sent
                      Aug 25
Data For                  wk       Jul            Jul        Jul      Aug    Aug
Denomination               K      % Ch           % Ch       % Ch    Index  Index
Median Forecast
**                       213       0.3            0.4        0.2     63.8   95.5
High Forecast            214       0.4            0.6        0.2     64.8   96.0
Low Forecast             210       0.2            0.3        0.1     62.0   95.3
Mean                     212       0.3            0.4        0.2     63.6   95.5
Standard
Deviation                1.5       0.1            0.1        0.0      0.9    0.2
No. of Responses           6        11             11          7        6      7
Amherst Pierpont         210       0.3            0.4        0.2       NA   95.7
Bank of the West         214       0.3            0.4        0.2     62.0   95.5
BMO                       NA       0.4            0.4        0.2     64.0   96.0
Capital
Economics                 NA       0.2            0.6        0.2     63.0     NA
CIBC                      NA       0.4            0.4         NA       NA     NA
Comerica Bank             NA       0.4            0.3         NA       NA     NA
Credit Suisse             NA       0.3            0.3        0.1       NA     NA
FT Advisors              213       0.4            0.4         NA     64.8   95.3
Goldman Sachs            210       0.3            0.4        0.2     63.5   95.7
Natwest                  212       0.3            0.4        0.2       NA   95.3
UMaryland                213       0.3            0.4         NA     64.0   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 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com
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