MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Dec 12 - Dec 13

                      Dec 12    Dec 12    Dec 12  Dec 13    Dec 13

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                                   PPI                         CPI

                              ex-food,  Treasury          ex-food,

                         PPI    energy    Budget     CPI    energy

Data For                 Nov       Nov       Nov     Nov       Nov

Denomination               %         %         B       %         %

Median Forecast **       0.3       0.2    -132.0     0.4       0.2

High Forecast            0.7       0.2    -106.0     0.5       0.2

Low Forecast             0.2       0.0    -138.0     0.3       0.2

Mean                     0.3       0.2    -127.0     0.4       0.2

Standard Deviation       0.1       0.1      12.4     0.0       0.0

No. of Responses          14        10         4      18        18

Amherst Pierpont         0.2       0.0    -138.0     0.4       0.2

Bank of the West         0.3       0.2        NA     0.3       0.2

BMO                      0.4       0.2    -134.0     0.4       0.2

Capital Economics         NA        NA        NA     0.4       0.2

CIBC                     0.3       0.2        NA     0.4       0.2

Comerica Bank            0.4        NA        NA     0.4       0.2

Credit Suisse             NA        NA        NA     0.4       0.2

Deutsche Bank            0.3       0.2        NA     0.4       0.2

FT Advisors              0.3       0.2        NA     0.4       0.2

Goldman Sachs            0.2       0.0        NA     0.4       0.2

Morgan Stanley           0.7       0.1        NA     0.3       0.2

Natwest                  0.3        NA        NA     0.5       0.2

NTL Bank Canada           NA        NA        NA     0.4       0.2

RBC                      0.5       0.2        NA     0.4       0.2

SocGen                    NA        NA        NA     0.4       0.2

Stone McCarthy           0.3        NA        NA     0.3       0.2

UBS                      0.3       0.2    -106.0     0.4       0.2

UMaryland                0.3        NA    -130.0     0.4       0.2

** 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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