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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: August 4

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Aug 2/17:06 EST Aug 2
                         Aug 4     Aug 4     Aug 4     Aug 4  Aug 4    Aug 4
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                                                         Avg    Avg
                       Nonfarm   Private  Unemploy    Hourly   Work    Trade
                      Payrolls  Payrolls      Rate  Earnings   Week  Balance
Data For                   Jul       Jul       Jul       Jul    Jul      Jun
Denomination                 K         K         %         %    Hrs        B
Median Forecast **         181       185       4.3       0.3   34.5    -44.1
High Forecast              220       205       4.4       0.3   34.5    -43.9
Low Forecast               170       165       4.3       0.1   34.4    -44.9
Mean                       186       183       4.3       0.3   34.5    -44.2
Standard Deviation          14        13       0.0       0.1    0.0      0.3
No. of Responses            18        12        18        17      8       10
BofA/Merrill Lynch         200       190       4.3       0.3   34.5       NA
Bank of the West           181        NA       4.3       0.3     NA       NA
Barclays Capital           175       170       4.3       0.3   34.5    -44.0
BMO                        180        NA       4.4       0.3     NA    -44.9
Capital Economics          200        NA       4.3       0.3   34.5       NA
CIBC                       170        NA       4.3       0.3     NA    -44.1
Citi Bank                  185       190       4.3       0.3     NA       NA
Credit Suisse              210       200       4.3       0.3     NA    -44.5
FT Advisors                174       167       4.4       0.2   34.5    -44.5
Goldman Sachs              190       190       4.3       0.3     NA    -44.1
J.P. Morgan                200       195       4.3       0.3   34.4    -43.9
Morgan Stanley             170        NA       4.3       0.3     NA       NA
Natwest                    170       170       4.3       0.3     NA       NA
RBC                        220       205       4.3        NA     NA    -44.0
SocGen                     180       180       4.3       0.3   34.5       NA
TD Securities              190        NA       4.3       0.3     NA       NA
UBS                        175       165       4.3       0.1   34.5    -44.0
UMaryland                  180       175       4.3       0.2   34.4    -44.1
** 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
[TOPICS: MTABLE]

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