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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Feb 15

                        Feb 15    Feb 15  Feb 15    Feb 15    Feb 15    Feb 15
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                                     PPI  Empire  Phil Fed
                                ex-food,     Mfg       Mfg  Industrl  Capacity
                           PPI    energy  Survey    Survey  Productn   Utilizn
Data For                   Jan       Jan     Feb       Feb       Jan       Jan
Denomination                 %         %       %     Index         %         %
Median Forecast **         0.4       0.2    17.9      21.3       0.2      78.0
High Forecast              0.6       0.5    20.0      25.0       0.6      78.4
Low Forecast               0.2       0.1    15.0      15.0      -0.3      77.7
Mean                       0.4       0.2    17.4      21.1       0.2      78.0
Standard Deviation         0.1       0.1     1.9       2.5       0.3       0.2
No. of Responses            15        13       8        11        16        13
Amherst Pierpont           0.6       0.5      NA        NA       0.0      77.8
Barclays Capital           0.3       0.2      NA      20.0       0.2        NA
BMO                        0.4       0.2    18.0      22.0       0.2      78.0
Capital Economics          0.4       0.2    15.0      15.0       0.6      78.3
CIBC                       0.4       0.2      NA        NA       0.0      77.9
Credit Suisse               NA        NA      NA        NA      -0.2      77.7
Deutsche Bank              0.3       0.2    15.0      20.0       0.5      78.4
FT Advisors                0.4       0.2    18.0      22.2       0.0      77.9
Goldman Sachs              0.2       0.1      NA      21.3       0.5        NA
Jefferies Economics        0.5       0.3    20.0      24.0       0.3      78.2
Morgan Stanley             0.3       0.2      NA        NA       0.5      78.2
Natwest                    0.3        NA      NA        NA       0.3      78.0
NTL Bank Canada             NA        NA      NA        NA      -0.3        NA
RBC                        0.6       0.4    20.0      25.0        NA        NA
Scotiabank                 0.4       0.2      NA      20.0       0.4      78.0
TD Securities               NA        NA      NA        NA        NA        NA
UBS                        0.4       0.2    15.5      20.0       0.1      77.9
UMaryland                  0.3        NA    17.7      23.0       0.2      78.0
** 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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