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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Dec 6 - Dec 7

                           Dec6   Dec 6     Dec 7    Dec 7
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                        Nonfarm    Unit   Initial
                      Prodctvty   Labor   Jobless  Consumr
                        (final)   Costs    Claims   Credit
Data For                 3Q rev  3Q rev  Dec 2 wk      Oct
Denomination                  %       %         K        B
Median Forecast **          3.3     0.2       240     17.0
High Forecast               3.5     0.5       245     18.0
Low Forecast                2.8    -0.3       230     15.0
Mean                        3.2     0.2       239     16.7
Standard Deviation          0.2     0.2       4.3      0.9
No. of Responses             12      12        10        7
Amherst Pierpont            3.3     0.0       236       NA
Bank of the West            3.3     0.2       241     16.0
Barclays Capital            3.2     0.3       235       NA
BMO                         3.3     0.3        NA     17.0
Capital Economics           3.5     0.3        NA     15.0
CIBC                         NA      NA        NA       NA
Credit Suisse               3.2     0.3        NA       NA
Deutsche Bank               3.0     0.5        NA     17.2
FT Advisors                 2.9    -0.2       240     16.2
Goldman Sachs               3.3     0.2       245       NA
Morgan Stanley               NA      NA        NA       NA
Natwest                      NA      NA       230       NA
NTL Bank Canada              NA      NA        NA       NA
RBC                          NA      NA       245       NA
SocGen                       NA      NA        NA       NA
Stone McCarthy              3.3     0.2       241       NA
UBS                         2.8    -0.3       240     17.5
UMaryland                   3.3     0.2       240     18.0
** 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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