MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Dec 12 - Dec 14

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 22:06 GMT Dec 11/17:06 EST Dec 11

                      Dec 12    Dec 12    Dec 13    Dec 13  Dec 13  Dec 14

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                                   CPI             Initial

                              ex-food,  Treasury   Jobless  Import  Retail

                         CPI    energy    Budget    Claims  Prices   Sales

Data For                 Nov       Nov       Nov  Dec 8 wk     Nov     Nov

Denomination            % Ch      % Ch         B         K    % Ch    % Ch

Median Forecast **       0.0       0.2    -190.5       227    -1.5     0.1

High Forecast            0.1       0.2    -185.0       237    -0.8     0.6

Low Forecast             0.0       0.2    -196.0       215    -1.7    -0.2

Mean                     0.0       0.2    -190.5       227    -1.3     0.2

Standard Deviation       0.0       0.0       5.5       8.4     0.4     0.2

No. of Responses           9        10         2         5       3      10

Amherst Pierpont         0.0       0.2    -196.0       220      NA     0.1

BMO                      0.0       0.2        NA        NA    -1.5     0.1

Capital Economics        0.0       0.2        NA        NA      NA     0.1

CIBC                     0.0       0.2        NA        NA      NA     0.1

Goldman Sachs            0.0       0.2        NA       235      NA     0.4

Natwest                  0.0       0.2        NA        NA      NA     0.0

RBC                      0.0       0.2        NA       215      NA     0.2

SocGen                    NA       0.2        NA        NA      NA     0.6

UBS                      0.0       0.2        NA       237    -0.8    -0.2

UMaryland                0.1       0.2    -185.0       227    -1.7     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 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com

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