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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Mar 15

                         Mar 15  Mar 15  Mar 15    Mar 15
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                        Initial          Empire  Phil Fed
                        Jobless  Import     Mfg       Mfg
                         Claims  Prices  Survey    Survey
Data For              Mar 10 wk     Feb     Mar       Mar
Denomination                  K       %       %     Index
Median Forecast **          228     0.3    15.0      24.0
High Forecast               235     0.4    16.0      25.0
Low Forecast                220     0.2    13.0      20.0
Mean                        228     0.3    15.1      23.3
Standard Deviation          4.5     0.1     0.9       1.6
No. of Responses              8       6       7         9
Amherst Pierpont            225      NA      NA        NA
Bank of the West            226     0.4    16.0      24.0
Barclays Capital            230     0.4      NA      24.0
BMO                          NA     0.2    16.0      24.0
Capital Economics            NA      NA    15.0      20.0
Comerica Bank                NA      NA      NA        NA
Credit Suisse                NA      NA      NA        NA
FT Advisors                 225     0.3    15.0      23.5
Goldman Sachs               230      NA      NA      21.0
Morgan Stanley               NA      NA      NA        NA
Natwest                     232      NA      NA        NA
Nomura                       NA      NA    13.0      25.0
NTL Bank Canada              NA      NA      NA        NA
UBS                         235     0.3    15.0      25.0
UMaryland                   220     0.2    15.5      23.1
** Note: The survey median is compiled solely from the forecasts listed above
and is not intended to represent a market consensus.
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-371-2121; email: holly.stokes@marketnews.com
[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$U$$$]

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