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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Feb 14 - Feb 15

                       Feb 14   Feb 14  Feb 14    Feb 14       Feb 14     Feb 15
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                                Retail               CPI                 Initial
                       Retail    Sales          ex-food,     Business    Jobless
                        Sales  Ex-Auto     CPI    energy  Inventories     Claims
Data For                  Jan      Jan     Jan       Jan          Dec  Feb 10 wk
Denomination                %        %       %         %            %          K
Median Forecast **        0.2      0.5     0.3       0.2          0.3        228
High Forecast             0.3      0.8     0.5       0.3          0.4        240
Low Forecast             -0.2      0.0     0.2       0.1          0.1        225
Mean                      0.2      0.5     0.3       0.2          0.3        229
Standard Deviation        0.1      0.2     0.1       0.0          0.1        4.6
No. of Responses           17       17      18        17            8          8
Amherst Pierpont          0.1      0.5     0.4       0.2           NA        228
Barclays Capital          0.3      0.8     0.4       0.2          0.3        230
BMO                       0.3      0.4     0.3       0.2          0.4         NA
Capital Economics        -0.1      0.4     0.4       0.3          0.3         NA
CIBC                      0.1      0.4     0.4       0.3           NA         NA
Credit Suisse             0.3      0.4     0.3       0.2           NA         NA
Deutsche Bank             0.3      0.2     0.3       0.2          0.1         NA
FT Advisors               0.2      0.5     0.3       0.2          0.4        225
Goldman Sachs             0.2      0.4     0.4       0.2           NA        230
Jefferies Economics       0.1      0.5     0.3       0.2          0.3        240
Morgan Stanley            0.1      0.6     0.3       0.2           NA         NA
Natwest                   0.2      0.5     0.5       0.3           NA         NA
NTL Bank Canada          -0.2      0.0     0.4       0.2           NA         NA
RBC                       0.3      0.7     0.4       0.2           NA         NA
Scotiabank                0.3      0.5     0.3       0.2           NA        225
TD Securities              NA       NA     0.2        NA           NA         NA
UBS                       0.3      0.6     0.4       0.2          0.3        225
UMaryland                 0.3      0.5     0.3       0.1          0.3        228
** 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
[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$U$$$]

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