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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Mar 7 - Mar 8

                        Mar 7      Mar 7   Mar 7    Mar 7     Mar 8
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                                 Nonfarm    Unit            Initial
                        Trade  Prodctvty   Labor  Consumr   Jobless
                      Balance      (rev)   Costs   Credit    Claims
Data For                  Jan     4Q (f)  4Q (f)      Jan  Mar 3 wk
Denomination                B          %       %        B         K
Median Forecast **      -55.1       -0.1     2.1     17.8       220
High Forecast           -54.0        0.7     2.5     19.0       225
Low Forecast            -55.9       -0.2     2.0     10.0       215
Mean                    -54.9        0.1     2.2     16.2       220
Standard Deviation        0.5        0.3     0.2      3.3       3.1
No. of Responses           12          8       8        5         7
Amherst Pierpont        -55.0        0.0     2.0       NA       224
Bank of the West        -54.0        0.0     2.0     16.0       218
Barclays Capital           NA         NA      NA       NA        NA
BMO                     -54.0       -0.2     2.1     19.0        NA
Capital Economics       -55.0         NA      NA       NA        NA
CIBC                    -55.2         NA      NA       NA        NA
Comerica Bank           -55.0         NA      NA       NA        NA
Credit Suisse              NA         NA      NA       NA        NA
FT Advisors             -55.9        0.4     2.5     17.8       220
Goldman Sachs           -55.1       -0.1     2.0       NA       225
J.P. Morgan             -55.1       -0.1     2.3       NA       220
Morgan Stanley             NA         NA      NA       NA        NA
Natwest                    NA         NA      NA       NA        NA
Nomura                  -54.1         NA      NA       NA        NA
NTL Bank Canada            NA         NA      NA       NA        NA
TD Securities              NA         NA      NA       NA        NA
UBS                     -55.1        0.7     2.5     10.0       215
UMaryland               -55.1       -0.2     2.1     18.2       220
** 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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