MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Jun 3 - Jun 6

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT May 31/17:06 EST May 31

                       Jun 3     Jun 3    Jun 4   Jun 4       Jun 6    Jun 6

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                         ISM    Constr  Factory     ISM     Jobless    Trade

                      Manufg  Spending   Orders  Nonmfg      Claims  Balance

Data For                 May       Apr      Apr     May  Jun 1 week      Apr

Median Forecast **      52.9       0.4     -1.0    55.9         216    -50.7

High Forecast           54.0       1.0     -0.3    56.2         220    -50.1

Low Forecast            51.7      -0.4     -1.1    54.7         215    -53.0

Mean                    52.9       0.2     -0.8    55.7         217    -51.1

Standard Deviation       0.7       0.5      0.3     0.5           2      0.9

No. of Responses          12         6        8       7           3        9

Amherst Pierpont        53.0        NA     -0.3    56.2          NA       NA

Bank of the West        52.2       0.2     -1.1    54.7         220    -51.0

Capital Economics         NA        NA       NA      NA          NA       NA

CIBC                    52.6        NA     -0.5    55.9          NA    -50.4

Credit Suisse           51.7        NA       NA      NA          NA       NA

Deutsche Bank           52.0       1.0     -1.0    55.0          NA    -53.0

FT Advisors             53.7      -0.4     -0.3    55.8         216    -50.7

ING Group               53.0        NA       NA      NA          NA    -50.5

Lloyds Bank             53.5       0.5     -1.0    56.1         215    -50.5

Morgan Stanley          52.4      -0.4       NA      NA          NA       NA

NTL Bank Canada           NA        NA       NA      NA          NA       NA

RBC                     54.0        NA       NA    56.0          NA    -52.0

SocGen                  52.8        NA     -1.1      NA          NA    -51.5

Umaryland               53.5       0.5     -0.9      NA          NA    -50.1

** 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 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com

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