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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: May 15

                      May 15  May 15   May 15       May 15
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                      Empire           Retail
                         Mfg  Retail    Sales     Business
                      Survey   Sales  Ex-Auto  Inventories
Data For                 May     Apr      Apr          May
Denomination               %       %        %            %
Median Forecast **      15.4     0.3      0.5          0.1
High Forecast           18.0     0.5      0.7          0.3
Low Forecast            12.0     0.2      0.4          0.1
Mean                    15.4     0.3      0.5          0.2
Standard Deviation       1.8     0.1      0.1          0.1
No. of Responses           7      15       15            6
Amherst Pierpont          NA     0.2      0.6           NA
Bank of the West        14.8     0.4      0.5          0.2
Barclays Capital        12.0     0.3      0.4          0.1
BMO                     15.4     0.4      0.5          0.1
Capital Economics       15.0     0.3      0.6           NA
CIBC                      NA     0.4      0.7           NA
Comerica Bank             NA     0.3      0.5           NA
Credit Suisse             NA     0.3      0.6           NA
FT Advisors             18.0     0.3      0.5          0.1
Goldman Sachs             NA     0.2      0.4           NA
Morgan Stanley            NA     0.3      0.5           NA
Natwest                   NA     0.3      0.4           NA
NTL Bank Canada           NA     0.2      0.5           NA
UBS                     15.8     0.3      0.5          0.1
UMaryland               17.0     0.5      0.6          0.3
** 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
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