MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Jul 6

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Jul 2/17:06 EST Jul 2

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`                        Jul 6     Jul 6     Jul 6     Jul 6  Jul 6    Jul 6

                                                         Avg    Avg

                       Nonfarm   Private  Unemploy    Hourly   Work    Trade

                      Payrolls  Payrolls      Rate  Earnings   Week  Balance

Data For                   Jun       Jun       Jun       Jun    Jun      May

Denomination                 K         K         %         %    Hrs        B

Median Forecast **         195       189       3.8       0.3   34.5    -43.5

High Forecast              212       210       3.8       0.3   34.5    -42.8

Low Forecast               180       180       3.7       0.2   34.4    -44.0

Mean                       195       192       3.8       0.3   34.5    -43.4

Standard Deviation          10        11       0.0       0.0    0.0      0.5

No. of Responses            15         8        15        11      7        9

Amherst Pierpont           210       210       3.8       0.3     NA    -43.8

Barclays Capital           200       190       3.7       0.3   34.5       NA

BNP Paribas                195        NA       3.8       0.3   34.5    -43.5

Capital Economics          180        NA       3.8       0.3   34.5       NA

CIBC                       206        NA       3.7       0.3     NA    -42.8

Comerica Bank              190        NA       3.8        NA     NA    -44.0

Credit Suisse              180       180       3.8       0.3     NA       NA

FT Advisors                191       188       3.8       0.2   34.5    -42.9

Goldman Sachs              200       195       3.7       0.3     NA    -43.9

Morgan Stanley             202        NA       3.8       0.3   34.4       NA

Natwest                    195        NA       3.7        NA     NA       NA

NTL Bank Canada            190        NA       3.8        NA     NA       NA

RBC                        180       180       3.8        NA     NA    -42.8

UBS                        212       209       3.8       0.3   34.5    -43.9

UMaryland                  190       185       3.8       0.2   34.5    -43.0

** Note: The survey median is compiled solely from the forecasts listed above

and is not intended to represent a market consensus.

--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-372-2121; email: shikha.dave@marketnews.com

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