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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Jan 30 - Feb 1

                        Jan 30   Jan 31   Jan 31      Feb 1      Feb 1  Feb 1
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                                 Employ             Initial    Nonfarm   Unit
                      Consumer     Cost      MNI    Jobless  Prodctvty  Labor
                          Conf    Index  Chicago     Claims   (prelim)  Costs
Data For                   Jan       4Q      Jan  Jan 27 wk         4Q     4Q
Denomination             Index  Pct Chg    Index          K          %      %
Median Forecast **       123.8      0.6     64.4        238        0.5    1.2
High Forecast            125.5      0.7     67.7        241        1.3    4.2
Low Forecast             122.0      0.5     60.0        235       -0.8    0.3
Mean                     123.8      0.6     64.6        238        0.5    1.4
Standard Deviation         1.1      0.1      2.3        1.9        0.7    1.1
No. of Responses            15       13        8          7         12     10
Amherst Pierpont         125.0      0.6       NA        237        1.0    1.3
Bank of the West         124.5      0.6     63.0        238        1.2    1.0
BMO                      124.0      0.6       NA         NA        0.2    0.5
BNP Paribas              123.0       NA     66.0         NA        1.3     NA
Capital Economics        125.0      0.7       NA         NA       -0.8    0.8
CIBC                     125.1       NA       NA         NA        0.7     NA
Comerica Bank               NA       NA       NA         NA         NA     NA
Credit Suisse            123.0      0.5       NA         NA         NA     NA
Deutsche Bank            123.0      0.7     67.0         NA        0.3    4.2
FT Advisors                 NA      0.7     67.7        238        0.1    1.3
J.P. Morgan              123.0      0.5       NA        240       -0.3    1.6
Morgan Stanley           125.5      0.5       NA         NA         NA     NA
Nomura                   122.0      0.6     64.8         NA         NA     NA
NTL Bank Canada             NA       NA       NA         NA         NA     NA
RBC                      124.0       NA     60.0         NA         NA     NA
Stone McCarthy           123.5      0.5       NA        241        1.1    0.4
UBS                      122.0      0.6     64.0        235       -0.5    2.2
UMaryland                123.8      0.5     63.9        240        1.2    0.3
** 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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