MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Feb 12 - Feb 14

                        Feb 12  Feb 14   Feb 14  Feb 14    Feb 14       Feb 14

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                                         Retail               CPI

                      Treasury  Retail    Sales          ex-food,     Business

                        Budget   Sales  Ex-Auto     CPI    energy  Inventories

Data For                   Jan     Jan      Jan     Jan       Jan          Dec

Denomination                 B       %        %       %         %            %

Median Forecast **        53.5     0.2      0.5     0.4       0.2          0.3

High Forecast             59.0     0.4      0.8     0.5       0.3          0.4

Low Forecast              48.0    -0.2      0.0     0.3       0.1          0.1

Mean                      53.5     0.2      0.5     0.4       0.2          0.3

Standard Deviation         5.5     0.2      0.2     0.1       0.1          0.1

No. of Responses             2      12       12      12        12            5

Amherst Pierpont          48.0     0.1      0.5     0.4       0.3           NA

Barclays Capital            NA     0.3      0.8     0.4       0.2          0.3

Capital Economics           NA    -0.1      0.4     0.4       0.3          0.3

CIBC                        NA     0.1      0.4     0.4       0.3           NA

Credit Suisse               NA     0.3      0.4     0.3       0.2           NA

Deutsche Bank               NA     0.3      0.2     0.3       0.2          0.1

FT Advisors                 NA     0.2      0.5     0.3       0.2          0.4

Morgan Stanley              NA     0.2      0.5     0.4       0.3           NA

Natwest                     NA     0.2      0.5     0.5       0.3           NA

NTL Bank Canada             NA    -0.2      0.0     0.4       0.2           NA

RBC                         NA     0.3      0.7     0.4       0.2           NA

UMaryland                 59.0     0.4      0.5     0.3       0.1          0.3

** 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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