MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Mar 12 - Mar 14

                        Mar 12  Mar 13    Mar 13  Mar 14    Mar 14       Mar 14

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                                             CPI               PPI

                      Treasury          ex-food,          ex-food,     Business

                        Budget     CPI    energy     PPI    energy  Inventories

Data For                   Feb     Feb       Feb     Feb       Feb          Jan

Denomination                 B       %         %       %         %            %

Median Forecast **      -223.0     0.2       0.2     0.1       0.2          0.6

High Forecast           -216.0     0.3       0.2     0.2       0.2          0.6

Low Forecast            -230.0     0.1       0.1     0.0       0.1          0.3

Mean                    -223.0     0.2       0.2     0.1       0.2          0.6

Standard Deviation         5.7     0.1       0.0     0.1       0.0          0.1

No. of Responses             3      12        12       9         7            6

Amherst Pierpont        -223.0     0.1       0.2     0.0       0.1           NA

Bank of the West            NA     0.2       0.2     0.1       0.2          0.6

Barclays Capital            NA     0.1       0.1     0.2       0.2          0.6

Capital Economics           NA     0.1       0.2     0.1       0.2          0.6

Comerica Bank               NA     0.2       0.2     0.1        NA           NA

Credit Suisse               NA     0.2       0.2      NA        NA           NA

FT Advisors                 NA     0.2       0.2     0.2       0.2          0.6

Morgan Stanley              NA     0.3       0.2     0.1       0.1           NA

Nomura                      NA     0.2       0.2      NA        NA           NA

NTL Bank Canada             NA     0.1       0.2      NA        NA           NA

UBS                     -216.0     0.1       0.2     0.2       0.2          0.6

UMaryland               -230.0     0.2       0.2     0.2        NA          0.3

** 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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