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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Mar 16

                       Mar 16    Mar 16    Mar 16    Mar 16     Mar 16
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                                                                Prelim
                      Housing  Building  Industrl  Capacity       Mich
                       Starts   Permits  Productn   Utilizn  Sentiment
Data For                  Feb       Feb       Feb       Feb        Mar
Denomination                M         M         %         %      Index
Median Forecast **      1.287     1.320       0.4      77.8       99.0
High Forecast           1.345     1.392       0.8      78.1      101.0
Low Forecast            1.230     1.300       0.0      77.4       97.5
Mean                    1.283     1.326       0.4      77.8       99.0
Standard Deviation        0.0       0.0       0.2       0.2        1.1
No. of Responses           14         7        15        12         11
Amherst Pierpont        1.300        NA       0.7      77.9       98.7
Bank of the West        1.290     1.315       0.3      77.7       99.0
Barclays Capital        1.300        NA       0.2        NA       99.0
BMO                     1.273     1.322       0.3      77.6       99.5
Capital Economics       1.230        NA       0.7      78.1      101.0
Comerica Bank           1.260     1.300       0.4      77.9         NA
Credit Suisse           1.290        NA       0.0      77.4       97.5
FT Advisors             1.283        NA       0.5      77.8      100.2
Goldman Sachs              NA        NA       0.5      77.8       97.5
Morgan Stanley          1.345        NA       0.7      77.9         NA
Natwest                 1.275        NA       0.8      78.1       97.5
Nomura                  1.292     1.392       0.4        NA         NA
NTL Bank Canada         1.280     1.330       0.4        NA         NA
UBS                     1.290     1.320       0.4      77.8       98.5
UMaryland               1.260     1.300       0.2      77.6      100.2
** Note: The survey median is compiled solely from the forecasts listed above
and is not intended to represent a market consensus.
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-371-2121; email: holly.stokes@marketnews.com
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