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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: May 16-17

                    May 16    May 16    May 16        May 16     May 17   May 17
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                                       Initial  Phil Fed Mfg     Prelim
                   Housing  Building   Jobless           Mfg       Mich  Leading
                    Starts   Permits    Claims        Survey  Sentiment    Index
Data For               Dec       Dec  May 4 wk           Mar        Feb      Feb
Denomination             M         M         K         Index      Index     % Ch
Median Forecast
**                   1.200     1.290       220          10.0       97.5      0.2
High Forecast        1.274     1.300       230          12.0       99.0      0.3
Low Forecast         1.130     1.270       210           4.0       96.0      0.2
Mean                 1.200     1.286       220           8.7       97.5      0.2
Standard
Deviation              0.0       0.0       4.8           2.8        0.8      0.0
No. of Responses        15        10         9            13         14        6
Amherst Pierpont     1.215        NA       218            NA       96.7       NA
BofA/Merrill
Lynch                   NA        NA       220           5.0       96.0       NA
CIBC                 1.234     1.292        NA            NA         NA       NA
Commerzbank          1.200     1.270       220          12.0       97.5       NA
Credit Suisse           NA        NA        NA            NA       96.5       NA
Deka                 1.220     1.295        NA           4.0       99.0       NA
Deutsche Bank        1.200     1.300        NA          10.0       98.0      0.3
FT Advisors          1.139        NA       221           5.8       97.7       NA
Goldman Sachs           NA        NA       220          10.5       97.0       NA
HSBC                 1.200     1.280        NA          11.0       98.8       NA
ING Group               NA        NA        NA            NA       97.5       NA
Lloyds Bank          1.196     1.295       220          11.0       98.0      0.2
Morgan Stanley       1.180        NA        NA            NA         NA      0.2
Nomura               1.130     1.273        NA           8.0         NA       NA
RBC                  1.274        NA       210           5.0       97.0       NA
Scotiabank           1.200     1.280       230          12.0       98.0       NA
SocGen               1.210        NA        NA            NA         NA       NA
Umaryland            1.218     1.290       218          10.0       97.5      0.2
Wells Fargo          1.190        NA        NA            NA         NA      0.2
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$U$$$]

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