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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Feb 2

                         Feb 2     Feb 2     Feb 2     Feb 2  Feb 2    Feb 2
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                                                         Avg    Avg
                       Nonfarm   Private  Unemploy    Hourly   Work  Factory
                      Payrolls  Payrolls      Rate  Earnings   Week   Orders
Data For                   Jan       Jan       Jan       Jan    Jan      Dec
Denomination                 K         K         %         %    Hrs  Pct Chg
Median Forecast **         180       175       4.0       0.2   34.5      1.0
High Forecast              205       200       4.1       0.3   34.5      1.6
Low Forecast               165       165       4.0       0.2   34.4      0.7
Mean                       184       178       4.0       0.2   34.5      1.1
Standard Deviation          13        13       0.0       0.0    0.0      0.4
No. of Responses            12         7        12         9      6        5
Amherst Pierpont           170       165       4.1        NA     NA       NA
Bank of the West           180        NA       4.0       0.2   34.5      0.7
BNP Paribas                175       165       4.0       0.2     NA       NA
Capital Economics          200        NA       4.0       0.3   34.5      1.0
Comerica Bank              180        NA       4.0        NA     NA       NA
Credit Suisse              165        NA       4.1       0.2     NA       NA
FT Advisors                180       175       4.1       0.2   34.5      1.6
Morgan Stanley             195        NA       4.0       0.3   34.4       NA
Nomura                     205       200       4.0       0.3     NA       NA
RBC                        175       175       4.0        NA     NA       NA
UBS                        177       172       4.0       0.2   34.5      1.4
UMaryland                  200       195       4.1       0.2   34.5      0.7
** 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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