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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Mar 26 - Mar 28

                       Mar 26    Mar 26    Mar 26   Mar 27   Mar 27  Mar 28
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                      Housing  Building  Consumer    Trade  Current    Real
                       Starts   Permits      Conf  Balance  Account     GDP
Data For                  Feb       Feb       Mar      Jan       4Q  4Q (r)
Denomination                M         M     Index        B        B    % Ch
Median Forecast **      1.210     1.300     133.0    -57.5   -131.8     2.4
High Forecast           1.330     1.350     136.5    -55.0   -128.0     2.6
Low Forecast            1.129     1.270     129.0    -58.4   -136.0     1.8
Mean                    1.209     1.306     133.0    -57.3   -131.9     2.3
Standard Deviation        0.1       0.0       2.1      0.9      2.9     0.2
No. of Responses           13         9        12       12        4      11
BofA/Merrill Lynch      1.240     1.270     132.0    -57.8   -131.0     2.1
Capital Economics       1.130        NA     133.0    -57.0       NA     2.2
CIBC                    1.192     1.295     133.4    -58.2       NA     2.5
Commerzbank             1.250     1.300     129.0    -58.0       NA     2.4
Credit Suisse           1.250        NA     132.5    -57.5       NA      NA
Deutsche Bank           1.250     1.350        NA    -57.0       NA     2.6
HSBC                    1.215     1.300     130.0    -57.0   -132.6     2.4
Lloyds Bank             1.182     1.320     132.0    -57.5   -128.0     2.5
Morgan Stanley          1.210     1.320     136.1       NA       NA      NA
Nomura                  1.141     1.310     134.0    -55.0       NA     1.8
RBC                     1.330        NA     134.0    -56.0       NA     2.4
SocGen                  1.190        NA     136.5       NA       NA      NA
TD Securities              NA        NA        NA       NA       NA      NA
UBS                        NA        NA        NA       NA       NA      NA
Umaryland               1.200     1.290     133.0    -57.7   -136.0     2.2
Wells Fargo                NA        NA        NA    -58.4       NA     2.4
** 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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