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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Mar 6 - Mar 7

                        Mar 6    Mar 7      Mar 7   Mar 7    Mar 7
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                                          Nonfarm    Unit
                      Factory    Trade  Prodctvty   Labor  Consumr
                       Orders  Balance      (rev)   Costs   Credit
Data For                  Jan      Jan     4Q (f)  4Q (f)      Jan
Denomination          Pct Chg        B          %       %        B
Median Forecast **       -1.3    -55.1       -0.1     2.1     17.8
High Forecast            -0.8    -54.0        0.7     2.5     19.0
Low Forecast             -1.5    -55.9       -0.2     2.0     10.0
Mean                     -1.2    -54.9        0.1     2.2     16.2
Standard Deviation        0.3      0.5        0.3     0.2      3.3
No. of Responses           10       12          8       8        5
Amherst Pierpont         -1.3    -55.0        0.0     2.0       NA
Bank of the West         -0.8    -54.0        0.0     2.0     16.0
Barclays Capital           NA       NA         NA      NA       NA
BMO                      -1.5    -54.0       -0.2     2.1     19.0
Capital Economics          NA    -55.0         NA      NA       NA
CIBC                     -1.3    -55.2         NA      NA       NA
Comerica Bank              NA    -55.0         NA      NA       NA
Credit Suisse              NA       NA         NA      NA       NA
FT Advisors              -1.0    -55.9        0.4     2.5     17.8
Goldman Sachs            -0.9    -55.1       -0.1     2.0       NA
J.P. Morgan              -1.4    -55.1       -0.1     2.3       NA
Morgan Stanley             NA       NA         NA      NA       NA
Natwest                    NA       NA         NA      NA       NA
Nomura                     NA    -54.1         NA      NA       NA
NTL Bank Canada          -1.5       NA         NA      NA       NA
TD Securities              NA       NA         NA      NA       NA
UBS                      -1.0    -55.1        0.7     2.5     10.0
UMaryland                -1.5    -55.1       -0.2     2.1     18.2
** 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
[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$U$$$]

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