MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: August 7 - 9

                       Aug 7   Aug 8  Aug 9  Aug 9

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                        Cons    Init  Total   Core

                      Credit  Claims    PPI    PPI

Data For                 Jun  03-Aug    Jul    Jul

Denomination               B       K      %      %

Median Forecast **      16.8     215    0.2    0.2

High Forecast           17.3     217    0.3    0.2

Low Forecast            15.4     210    0.1    0.1

Mean                    16.6     214    0.2    0.2

Standard Deviation       0.7     2.4    0.0    0.0

No. of Responses           4       8     16     13

Amherst Pierpont          NA      NA    0.2    0.1

Barclays Capital          NA     215    0.3    0.2

BMO                     16.5     217    0.2    0.2

Capital Economics         NA      NA    0.2    0.1

CIBC                      NA      NA    0.2    0.2

Comerica Bank             NA      NA    0.2    0.2

Commerzbank               NA     215     NA     NA

Deka                      NA      NA     NA     NA

Deutsche Bank           17.3      NA    0.2     NA

FT Advisors             15.4     213    0.2    0.1

HSBC                      NA      NA    0.2     NA

ING Group                 NA      NA     NA     NA

Lloyds Bank               NA     210    0.2    0.2

Morgan Stanley            NA      NA    0.1    0.1

Natwest                   NA     210    0.2     NA

Nomura                    NA      NA     NA     NA

RBC                       NA     215     NA     NA

Scotiabank                NA     215    0.2    0.2

SocGen                    NA      NA    0.2    0.2

TD Securities             NA      NA     NA     NA

UBS                     16.0     215    0.2    0.2

Umaryland               16.4     215    0.2    0.2

Wells Fargo               NA      NA    0.1    0.1

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

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