MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: May 16

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT May 11/17:06 EST May 11

                       May 16    May 16    May 16    May 16

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                      Housing  Building  Industrl  Capacity

                       Starts   Permits  Productn   Utilizn

Data For                  A[r       Apr       Apr       Apr

Denomination                M         M         %         %

Median Forecast **      1.318     1.350       0.6      78.4

High Forecast           1.340     1.360       1.0      78.7

Low Forecast            1.270     1.330       0.1      78.2

Mean                    1.310     1.345       0.5      78.4

Standard Deviation        0.0       0.0       0.3       0.1

No. of Responses           11         5        11        10

Amherst Pierpont        1.300        NA       0.7      78.4

Bank of the West        1.330     1.350       0.2      78.2

Barclays Capital        1.325        NA       0.1        NA

Capital Economics       1.270        NA       0.6      78.4

CIBC                    1.282     1.350       0.7      78.4

Comerica Bank           1.330     1.330       0.4      78.3

Credit Suisse           1.330        NA       0.4      78.2

FT Advisors             1.283        NA       0.6      78.4

Morgan Stanley          1.318        NA       1.0      78.7

UBS                     1.340     1.360       0.6      78.4

UMaryland               1.300     1.335       0.2      78.2

** 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

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