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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Dec 8

                         Dec 8     Dec 8     Dec 8     Dec 8  Dec 8       Dec8
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                                                         Avg    Avg     Prelim
                       Nonfarm   Private  Unemploy    Hourly   Work       Mich
                      Payrolls  Payrolls      Rate  Earnings   Week  Sentiment
Data For                   Nov       Nov       Nov       Nov    Nov        Dec
Denomination                 K         K         %         %    Hrs      Index
Median Forecast **         200       198       4.1       0.3   34.4       99.0
High Forecast              250       245       4.2       0.4   34.4      102.0
Low Forecast               165       160       4.0       0.1   34.4       97.0
Mean                       201       196       4.1       0.3   34.4       99.2
Standard Deviation          23        24       0.1       0.1    0.0        1.0
No. of Responses            18        10        18        13      9         15
Amherst Pierpont           210       200       4.1        NA     NA      100.0
Bank of the West           217        NA       4.1       0.2   34.4       98.7
Barclays Capital           200       195       4.0       0.3   34.4       98.5
BMO                        190        NA       4.1       0.4     NA       98.8
Capital Economics          200        NA       4.1       0.3   34.4      102.0
CIBC                       180        NA       4.2       0.3     NA         NA
Credit Suisse              210       200       4.0       0.1     NA       99.0
Deutsche Bank              175       175       4.2       0.3   34.4       97.0
FT Advisors                207       207       4.1       0.2   34.4       99.0
Goldman Sachs              225       220       4.1       0.3     NA       99.5
Morgan Stanley             170        NA       4.0       0.2   34.4         NA
Natwest                    240        NA       4.1        NA     NA       98.5
NTL Bank Canada            220        NA       4.1        NA     NA         NA
RBC                        175       170       4.0        NA     NA      100.0
SocGen                     165       160       4.1       0.2   34.4      100.1
Stone McCarthy             199        NA       4.1        NA     NA       99.0
UBS                        190       185       4.1       0.3   34.4       99.0
UMaryland                  250       245       4.0       0.2   34.4       99.0
** Note: The survey median is compiled solely from the forecasts listed above
and is not intended to represent a market consensus.
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 212-800-8517; email: sara.haire@marketnews.com
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