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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Aug 31

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Aug 25/17:06 EST Aug 25
                             Aug 31    Aug 31         Aug 31     Aug 31   Aug 31
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                            Initial                                Core
                                                     Current
                            Jobless  Personal         Dollar  PCE Price      MNI
                             Claims    Income            PCE      Index  Chicago
                             Aug 26
Data For                         wk       Jul            Jul        Jul      Aug
Denomination                      K   Pct Chg        Pct Chg    Pct Chg    Index
Median Forecast **              236       0.3            0.4        0.1     59.8
High Forecast                   238       0.5            0.5        0.1     61.6
Low Forecast                    235       0.3            0.3        0.1     58.9
Mean                            236       0.4            0.4        0.1     60.1
Standard Deviation              1.2       0.1            0.0        0.0      1.1
No. of Responses                  3        13             13          6        3
Amherst Pierpont                235       0.3            0.4        0.1       NA
Bank of the West                236       0.3            0.4        0.1     59.8
Barclays Capital                 NA        NA             NA         NA       NA
Capital Economics                NA       0.4            0.4         NA       NA
CIBC                             NA       0.3            0.4         NA       NA
Comerica Bank                    NA       0.3            0.4         NA       NA
Credit Suisse                    NA       0.5            0.5        0.1       NA
FT Advisors                     238       0.3            0.4         NA     61.6
HSBC                             NA       0.3            0.4        0.1     58.9
ING Group                        NA        NA             NA         NA       NA
Morgan Stanley                   NA       0.3            0.4        0.1       NA
NTL Bank Canada                  NA       0.5            0.5         NA       NA
RBC                              NA        NA             NA         NA       NA
SocGen                           NA       0.3            0.3         NA       NA
TD Securities                    NA       0.4            0.4        0.1       NA
Westpac Institutional
Bank                             NA       0.4            0.4         NA       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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