MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Jan 17 - Jan 18

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 22:06 GMT Jan 16/17:06 EST Jan 16

                         Jan 17        Jan 17    Jan 18    Jan 18   Jan 18

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                        Initial  Phil Fed Mfg

                        Jobless           Mfg  Industrl  Capacity     Mich

                         Claims        Survey  Productn   Utilizn     Sent

Data For              Jan 12 wk           Jan       Dec       Dec  Jan (p)

Denomination                  K         Index      % Ch      % Ch

Median Forecast **          218           9.0       0.1      78.4     97.5

High Forecast               225          10.0       0.4      78.7     99.0

Low Forecast                215           5.0      -0.5      78.3     95.5

Mean                        219           8.2       0.1      78.5     97.4

Standard Deviation          3.9           1.9       0.3       0.2      1.1

No. of Responses              4             5         9         8        7

Amherst Pierpont            215            NA       0.4      78.7     96.8

BMO                          NA          10.0       0.1      78.4     98.5

Capital Economics            NA           5.0      -0.5      78.3     99.0

CIBC                         NA            NA      -0.2      78.3       NA

Goldman Sachs               225         7.000       0.1      78.4     97.0

Natwest                     216            NA       0.4      78.7     97.5

UBS                          NA           9.0       0.0      78.4     95.5

UMaryland                   220          10.0       0.3      78.7     97.5

** 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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