MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Feb 1

                          Feb 1      Feb 1  Feb 1     Feb 1   Feb 1     Feb 1

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                        Initial    Nonfarm   Unit  Domestic

                        Jobless  Prodctvty  Labor   Vehicle     ISM    Constr

                         Claims   (prelim)  Costs     Sales  Manufg  Spending

Data For              Jan 27 wk         4Q     4Q       Jan     Jan       Dec

Denomination                  K          %      %         M   Index   Pct Chg

Median Forecast **          238        0.1    1.0      13.0    58.7       0.5

High Forecast               238        1.2    2.2      13.1    59.2       0.8

Low Forecast                235       -0.8   -0.1      12.9    57.7       0.0

Mean                        237        0.2    1.0      13.0    58.6       0.4

Standard Deviation          1.4        0.8    0.7       0.1     0.4       0.2

No. of Responses              3          5      5         2      12         7

Amherst Pierpont             NA         NA     NA        NA    59.0        NA

Bank of the West            238        1.2    1.0        NA    58.4       0.3

BNP Paribas                  NA         NA     NA        NA    58.0        NA

Capital Economics            NA       -0.8    0.8        NA    58.5       0.5

Comerica Bank                NA         NA     NA        NA    58.5       0.0

Credit Suisse                NA         NA     NA        NA    58.5        NA

FT Advisors                 238        0.1    1.3      12.9    59.0       0.8

Morgan Stanley               NA         NA     NA        NA    58.9       0.4

Nomura                       NA         NA     NA      13.1    59.0        NA

RBC                          NA         NA     NA        NA    57.7        NA

UBS                         235       -0.5    2.2        NA    59.0       0.5

UMaryland                    NA        1.2   -0.1        NA    59.2       0.5

** 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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