MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: July 12 - July 13

                        Jul 12  Jul 12    Jul 12    Jul 12  Jul 13     Jul 13

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                       Initial               CPI                       Prelim

                       Jobless          ex-food,  Treasury  Import       Mich

                        Claims     CPI    energy    Budget  Prices  Sentiment

                        Claims

Data For              Jul 7 wk     Jun       Jun       Jun     Jun        Jul

Denomination                 K       %         %         B       %      Index

Median Forecast **         226     0.2       0.2    -107.0     0.0       98.3

High Forecast              237     0.2       0.2     -79.0     0.2       99.5

Low Forecast               222     0.1       0.2    -135.0    -0.2       98.0

Mean                       227     0.2       0.2    -107.0     0.0       98.5

Standard Deviation         4.5     0.0       0.0      28.0     0.2        0.5

No. of Responses             7      11        11         2       4          9

Amherst Pierpont         222.0     0.2       0.2     -79.0      NA       99.5

BMO                      226.0     0.2       0.2        NA    -0.1       98.2

Capital Economics           NA     0.2       0.2        NA      NA       99.0

CIBC                        NA     0.2       0.2                NA         NA

Credit Suisse               NA     0.2       0.2        NA      NA       98.0

FT Advisors              226.0     0.2       0.2        NA     0.2       98.7

Goldman Sachs            230.0     0.2       0.2        NA      NA       98.3

Morgan Stanley              NA     0.2       0.2        NA      NA         NA

Natwest                  237.0     0.2       0.2        NA      NA       98.0

UBS                      225.0     0.2       0.2        NA     0.1       98.5

UMaryland                225.0     0.1       0.2    -135.0    -0.2       98.2

** 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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