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        0.7    1.0      13.2    58.8       0.5

High Forecast                 241        1.3    4.2      13.5    60.0       1.0

Low Forecast                  225       -0.8    0.3      13.1    57.7       0.0

Mean                          237        0.5    1.3      13.3    58.8       0.5

Standard Deviation            4.8        0.7    1.1       0.2     0.6       0.2

No. of Responses                8         13     11         3      19        13

Amherst Pierpont              237        1.0    1.3        NA    58.9        NA

Bank of the West              238        1.2    1.0        NA    58.4       0.3

BMO                            NA        0.2    0.5        NA    60.0       0.6

BNP Paribas                    NA        1.3     NA        NA    60.0        NA

Capital Economics              NA       -0.8    0.8        NA    58.5       0.5

CIBC                           NA        0.7     NA        NA    58.7       0.3

Comerica Bank                  NA         NA     NA        NA    58.5       0.0

Credit Suisse                  NA         NA     NA        NA    58.5        NA

Deutsche Bank                  NA        0.3    4.2        NA    59.0       1.0

FT Advisors                   238        0.1    1.3      13.2    58.7       0.8

J.P. Morgan                   240       -0.3    1.6        NA    58.0       0.5

Jefferies Economics           225        1.0    0.8      13.5    58.0       0.3

Morgan Stanley                 NA         NA     NA        NA    58.9       0.4

Nomura                         NA         NA     NA      13.1    59.0        NA

NTL Bank Canada                NA         NA     NA        NA    58.8        NA

RBC                            NA         NA     NA        NA    57.7        NA

Stone McCarthy                241        1.1    0.4        NA    59.5       0.4

UBS                           235       -0.5    2.2        NA    59.0       0.5

UMaryland                     240        1.2    0.3        NA    59.0       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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