MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: August 5-9

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Aug 2/17:06 EST Aug 2

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                      Nommfg    Cons    Init  Total   Core

                         ISM  Credit  Claims    PPI    PPI

Data For                 Jul     Jun  03-Aug    Jul    Jul

Denomination           Index       B       K      %      %

Median Forecast **      55.5    16.8     215    0.2    0.2

High Forecast           56.3    17.3     217    0.3    0.2

Low Forecast            54.6    15.4     210    0.1    0.1

Mean                    55.6    16.6     214    0.2    0.2

Standard Deviation       0.4     0.7     2.4    0.0    0.0

No. of Responses          20       4       8     16     13

Amherst Pierpont        55.5      NA      NA    0.2    0.1

Barclays Capital        55.5      NA     215    0.3    0.2

BMO                     55.5    16.5     217    0.2    0.2

Capital Economics       56.0      NA      NA    0.2    0.1

CIBC                    55.4      NA      NA    0.2    0.2

Comerica Bank             NA      NA      NA    0.2    0.2

Commerzbank             54.6      NA     215     NA     NA

Deka                    55.1      NA      NA     NA     NA

Deutsche Bank           54.8    17.3      NA    0.2     NA

FT Advisors             55.8    15.4     213    0.2    0.1

HSBC                    55.4      NA      NA    0.2     NA

ING Group               55.7      NA      NA     NA     NA

Lloyds Bank             55.6      NA     210    0.2    0.2

Morgan Stanley            NA      NA      NA    0.1    0.1

Natwest                 55.5      NA     210    0.2     NA

Nomura                  56.0      NA      NA     NA     NA

RBC                     56.0      NA     215     NA     NA

Scotiabank              55.5      NA     215    0.2    0.2

SocGen                  56.0      NA      NA    0.2    0.2

TD Securities           56.3      NA      NA     NA     NA

Umaryland               55.6    17.0      NA    0.2    0.2

Wells Fargo             55.3      NA      NA    0.1    0.1

--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202 371 2121; email: brooke.migdon@marketnews.com

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