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

                        Jul 17    Jul 17   Jul 18    Jul 18

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                      Industrl  Capacity  Housing  Building

                      Productn   Utilizn   Starts   Permits

Data For                   Jun       Jun      Jun       Jun

Denomination                 %         %        M         M

Median Forecast **         0.5      78.2    1.320     1.335

High Forecast              0.7      78.4    1.330     1.360

Low Forecast               0.4      78.1    1.295     1.300

Mean                       0.6      78.2    1.317     1.330

Standard Deviation         0.1       0.1      0.0       0.0

No. of Responses            13        11       13         6

Amherst Pierpont           0.5      78.1    1.325        NA

Bank of the West           0.5      78.1    1.320     1.310

Barclays Capital           0.7        NA    1.330        NA

BMO                        0.6      78.3    1.330     1.330

Capital Economics          0.7      78.4    1.300        NA

CIBC                       0.4      78.2    1.316     1.340

Comerica Bank              0.5      78.3    1.320     1.360

FT Advisors                0.6      78.3    1.307        NA

Goldman Sachs              0.5      78.2    1.303        NA

Morgan Stanley             0.7        NA    1.328        NA

SocGen                     0.4      78.1    1.295        NA

UBS                        0.6      78.2    1.325     1.300

UMaryland                  0.5      78.3    1.320     1.340

** 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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