MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Feb 14

                      Feb 14    Feb 14  Feb 14   Feb 14    Feb 14       Feb 14

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                                   PPI           Retail   Initial

                              ex-food,  Retail    Sales   Jobless     Business

                         PPI    energy   Sales  Ex-Auto    Claims  Inventories

Data For                 Jan       Jan     Dec      Dec  Feb 9 wk          Nov

Denomination            % Ch      % Ch    % Ch     % Ch         K         % Ch

Median Forecast **       0.1       0.2     0.1      0.0     227.0          0.2

High Forecast            0.6       0.3     0.2      0.2     232.0          0.3

Low Forecast             0.1       0.2     0.0     -0.2     220.0          0.1

Mean                     0.2       0.2     0.1      0.0     226.3          0.2

Standard Deviation       0.2       0.0     0.1      0.1       4.9          0.1

No. of Responses           5         5       6        6         3            2

Amherst Pierpont         0.2       0.2     0.2      0.1       227           NA

Capital Economics        0.1       0.2     0.0     -0.2        NA          0.3

CIBC                      NA        NA     0.0     -0.1        NA           NA

Goldman Sachs            0.1       0.2     0.0      0.0       220           NA

Natwest                  0.6       0.3     0.1      0.0       232           NA

Umaryland                0.1       0.2     0.1      0.2        NA          0.1

** 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 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com

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