MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Jan 31 - Feb 1

                         Jan 31   Jan 31      Feb 1      Feb 1  Feb 1     Feb 1

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                         Employ             Initial    Nonfarm   Unit  Domestic

                           Cost      MNI    Jobless  Prodctvty  Labor   Vehicle

                          Index  Chicago     Claims   (prelim)  Costs     Sales

Data For                     4Q      Jan  Jan 27 wk         4Q     4Q       Jan

Denomination            Pct Chg    Index          K          %      %         M

Median Forecast **          0.6     64.0        238        0.7    1.0      13.2

High Forecast               0.7     67.7        241        1.3    4.2      13.5

Low Forecast                0.5     60.0        225       -0.8    0.3      13.1

Mean                        0.6     64.0        237        0.5    1.3      13.3

Standard Deviation          0.1      2.6        4.8        0.7    1.1       0.2

No. of Responses             14        9          8         13     11         3

Amherst Pierpont            0.6       NA        237        1.0    1.3        NA

Bank of the West            0.6     63.0        238        1.2    1.0        NA

BMO                         0.6       NA         NA        0.2    0.5        NA

BNP Paribas                  NA     66.0         NA        1.3     NA        NA

Capital Economics           0.7       NA         NA       -0.8    0.8        NA

CIBC                         NA       NA         NA        0.7     NA        NA

Comerica Bank                NA       NA         NA         NA     NA        NA

Credit Suisse               0.5       NA         NA         NA     NA        NA

Deutsche Bank               0.7     67.0         NA        0.3    4.2        NA

FT Advisors                 0.7     67.7        238        0.1    1.3      13.2

J.P. Morgan                 0.5       NA        240       -0.3    1.6        NA

Jefferies Economics         0.6     60.0        225        1.0    0.8      13.5

Morgan Stanley              0.5       NA         NA         NA     NA        NA

Nomura                      0.6     64.8         NA         NA     NA      13.1

NTL Bank Canada              NA       NA         NA         NA     NA        NA

RBC                          NA     60.0         NA         NA     NA        NA

Stone McCarthy              0.5       NA        241        1.1    0.4        NA

UBS                         0.6     64.0        235       -0.5    2.2        NA

UMaryland                   0.5     63.9        240        1.2    0.3        NA

** 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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