MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Dec 13

                      Dec 13    Dec 13

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                                   CPI

                              ex-food,

                         CPI    energy

Data For                 Nov       Nov

Denomination               %         %

Median Forecast **       0.4       0.2

High Forecast            0.5       0.2

Low Forecast             0.3       0.2

Mean                     0.4       0.2

Standard Deviation       0.0       0.0

No. of Responses          18        18

Amherst Pierpont         0.4       0.2

Bank of the West         0.3       0.2

BMO                      0.4       0.2

Capital Economics        0.4       0.2

CIBC                     0.4       0.2

Comerica Bank            0.4       0.2

Credit Suisse            0.4       0.2

Deutsche Bank            0.4       0.2

FT Advisors              0.4       0.2

Goldman Sachs            0.4       0.2

Morgan Stanley           0.3       0.2

Natwest                  0.5       0.2

NTL Bank Canada          0.4       0.2

RBC                      0.4       0.2

SocGen                   0.4       0.2

Stone McCarthy           0.3       0.2

UBS                      0.4       0.2

UMaryland                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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