MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Dec 13 - Dec 14

                      Dec 13  Dec 14   Dec 14    Dec 14    Dec 14       Dec 14

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                                       Retail

                      Import  Retail    Sales  Industrl  Capacity     Business

                      Prices   Sales  Ex-Auto  Productn   Utilizn  Inventories

Data For                 Nov     Nov      Nov       Nov       Nov          Oct

Denomination            % Ch    % Ch     % Ch      % Ch         %         % Ch

Median Forecast **      -1.5     0.2      0.2       0.5      78.7          0.6

High Forecast           -1.5     0.2      0.5       0.6      78.8          0.6

Low Forecast            -1.5     0.1      0.1       0.2      78.5          0.6

Mean                    -1.5     0.2      0.3       0.5      78.7          0.6

Standard Deviation       0.0     0.1      0.2       0.2       0.1          0.0

No. of Responses           1       4        4         4         4            1

Capital Economics         NA     0.1      0.1       0.6      78.7           NA

CIBC                      NA     0.1      0.1       0.5      78.8           NA

RBC                       NA     0.2      0.5       0.5      78.7           NA

UMaryland               -1.5     0.2      0.3       0.2      78.5          0.6

** 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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