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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Dec 28

                         Dec 28   Dec 28
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                        Initial
                        Jobless      MNI
                         Claims  Chicago
Data For              Dec 23 wk      Dec
Denomination                  K    Index
Median Forecast **          239     63.0
High Forecast               245     65.4
Low Forecast                230     61.0
Mean                        238     63.1
Standard Deviation          4.7      1.5
No. of Responses              6        7
Amherst Pierpont             NA       NA
Barclays Capital            230     64.0
BMO                          NA     63.0
BNP Paribas                 240     62.0
Capital Economics            NA       NA
Credit Suisse                NA       NA
FT Advisors                 238     65.4
Goldman Sachs               245     61.0
Morgan Stanley               NA       NA
Natwest                      NA       NA
Nomura                       NA     64.5
SocGen                       NA       NA
Stone McCarthy              235       NA
UMaryland                   240     61.6
** Note: The survey median is compiled solely from the forecasts listed above
and is not intended to represent a market consensus.
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-371-2121; email: holly.stokes@marketnews.com
[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$U$$$]

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