MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Dec 4 - Dec 6

                        Dec 4    Dec 5   Dec 5       Dec6   Dec 6

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                                                  Nonfarm    Unit

                      Factory    Trade     ISM  Prodctvty   Labor

                       Orders  Balance  Nonmfg    (final)   Costs

Data For                  Oct      Oct     Nov     3Q rev  3Q rev

Denomination          Pct Chg        B   Index          %       %

Median Forecast **       -0.3    -46.7    59.0        3.3     0.3

High Forecast             0.6    -43.4    59.6        3.5     0.5

Low Forecast             -0.5    -47.7    58.0        2.9    -0.2

Mean                     -0.3    -46.4    59.0        3.2     0.2

Standard Deviation        0.3      1.4     0.4        0.2     0.2

No. of Responses            8        8       9          6       6

Amherst Pierpont         -0.5       NA    59.2         NA      NA

Bank of the West         -0.3    -47.4    59.4        3.3     0.2

Barclays Capital           NA       NA      NA         NA      NA

Capital Economics        -0.3    -46.5    59.0        3.5     0.3

CIBC                     -0.5    -46.9    58.6         NA      NA

Credit Suisse              NA    -46.5      NA        3.2     0.3

Deutsche Bank             0.6    -43.4    59.0        3.0     0.5

FT Advisors              -0.3    -47.7    59.1        2.9    -0.2

Morgan Stanley             NA       NA      NA         NA      NA

Natwest                  -0.3       NA    58.8         NA      NA

RBC                        NA    -47.5    58.0         NA      NA

UMaryland                -0.4    -45.0    59.6        3.3     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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