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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: March 8-9

                         Mar 8     Mar 9     Mar 9     Mar 9     Mar 9  Mar 9
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                       Initial                                     Avg    Avg
                       Jobless   Nonfarm   Private  Unemploy    Hourly   Work
                        Claims  Payrolls  Payrolls      Rate  Earnings   Week
Data For              Mar 3 wk       Feb       Feb       Feb       Feb    Feb
Denomination                 K         K         K         %         %    Hrs
Median Forecast **         218       210       195       4.1       0.2   34.4
High Forecast              220       250       216       4.1       0.3   34.5
Low Forecast               215       190       185       4.0       0.1   34.4
Mean                       218       212       199       4.1       0.2   34.4
Standard Deviation         2.1      15.7      10.5       0.0       0.1    0.0
No. of Responses             3        10         5        10         9      6
Amherst Pierpont            NA       190       185       4.1        NA     NA
Bank of the West           218       215        NA       4.0       0.3   34.5
Capital Economics           NA       250        NA       4.0       0.1   34.4
CIBC                        NA       220        NA       4.0       0.1     NA
Credit Suisse               NA       205        NA       4.1       0.2     NA
FT Advisors                220       222       216       4.1       0.2   34.4
Morgan Stanley              NA       210        NA       4.1       0.3   34.4
Nomura                      NA       210       205       4.0       0.2     NA
UBS                        215       199       195       4.0       0.1   34.4
UMaryland                   NA       200       195       4.1       0.3   34.4
** Note: The survey median is compiled solely from the forecasts listed above
and is not intended to represent a market consensus.
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 212-800-8517; email: sara.haire@marketnews.com
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