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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Mar 4 - Mar 7

                           Mar 4   Mar 5     Mar 5     Mar 5    Mar 6      Mar 7
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                                                                         Nonfarm
                          Constr     ISM  New Home  Treasury    Trade  Prodctvty
                        Spending  Nonmfg     Sales    Budget  Balance    (final)
Data For                     Dec     Feb       Dec       Dec      Dec     4Q rev
Denomination                % Ch   Index         K         B        B       % Ch
Median Forecast **           0.2    57.4       590       6.0    -57.0        1.7
High Forecast                1.0    58.7       660       6.0    -50.8        2.0
Low Forecast                -0.4    57.0       560       6.0    -58.4        1.5
Mean                         0.4    57.5       596       6.0    -56.4        1.7
Standard Deviation           0.3     0.6      26.6       0.0      2.4        0.1
No. of Responses              13      13        19         3       11          6
Bloomberg Consensus          0.2    57.3     583.0              -56.9        1.7
Amherst Pierpont            -0.4    57.5     615.0       6.0       NA         NA
Bank of the West             0.2    57.1     585.0        NA    -56.8        1.7
Bayerische
Landesbank                    NA    58.0        NA        NA       NA         NA
BBVA                         0.2      NA     555.0        NA       NA         NA
BNP Paribas                   NA      NA        NA        NA       NA         NA
Capital Economics             NA    57.0       590        NA    -57.0         NA
Citigroup                    0.2      NA     578.0        NA       NA         NA
Commerzbank                   NA    58.7     590.0        NA    -58.0         NA
Credit Suisse                 NA      NA     620.0        NA       NA         NA
Deka                         0.2      NA     560.0        NA       NA        2.0
Deutsche Bank                1.0    57.0     660.0        NA    -57.3        1.8
Goldman Sachs                0.3      NA     574.0        NA       NA         NA
HSBC                          NA      NA        NA        NA       NA         NA
ING Group                     NA    57.4        NA        NA    -52.0         NA
J.P. Morgan                   NA      NA     570.0        NA       NA         NA
Jefferies Economics           NA      NA        NA        NA       NA         NA
Lloyds Bank                  0.4    57.2     579.0        NA    -50.8        1.5
Morgan Stanley                NA      NA        NA        NA       NA         NA
MUFG Union Bank              0.2      NA     560.0        NA       NA         NA
NTL Bank Canada               NA      NA     600.0        NA       NA         NA
Pantheon Macro               0.5      NA     650.0        NA       NA         NA
Scotiabank                   0.2    57.0     610.0        NA    -57.0         NA
SocGen                        NA    58.5     580.0        NA    -58.4         NA
TD Securities                 NA      NA        NA        NA       NA         NA
Umaryland                    0.8    57.5       610       6.0    -57.8        1.7
Wells Fargo                   NA      NA        NA        NA       NA         NA
** 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
[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$U$$$]

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