Free Trial

MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: May 2 - May 3

                            May 2      May 2  May 2    May 2     May 3     May 3
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Initial    Nonfarm   Unit
                          Jobless  Prodctvty  Labor  Factory   Nonfarm   Private
                           Claims   (prelim)  Costs   Orders  Payrolls  Payrolls
Data For                Apr 27 wk         Q1     Q1      Mar       Apr       Apr
Denomination                    K       % Ch   % Ch     % Ch         K         K
Median Forecast **            209        1.8    1.8      1.5       190       190
High Forecast                 215        2.7    3.0      1.9       250       220
Low Forecast                  195        0.5   -0.1      0.3       165       165
Mean                          207        1.7    1.6      1.4       197       189
Standard Deviation            5.6        0.7    0.8      0.4        20        15
No. of Responses                8         11     12       12        17         9
Amherst Pierpont              208        2.2    1.0      1.8       190       185
BofA/Merrill Lynch             NA         NA     NA       NA       250        NA
Bank of the West              210        1.0    2.2      1.1       190        NA
BMO                            NA        2.0    1.0      1.4       180        NA
BNP Paribas                    NA         NA     NA       NA        NA       165
Capital Economics              NA         NA     NA       NA       165        NA
CIBC                           NA         NA     NA      1.4       208        NA
Deutsche Bank                  NA        0.8    2.4      1.1       185       180
FT Advisors                   215        2.7    0.4      1.8       195       190
Goldman Sachs                 195        1.5    1.8      1.6       195       190
Intesa Sanpaolo                NA         NA     NA       NA       175        NA
Jefferies Economics            NA        0.5    3.0      0.3       210       200
Lloyds Bank                   205        1.1    2.2      1.6       190        NA
Morgan Stanley                 NA         NA     NA       NA       199       194
Natwest                       211        2.4    1.7       NA       185        NA
SocGen                         NA         NA    2.0      0.8       220        NA
UBS                           205        2.6   -0.1      1.9       228       220
Umaryland                     210        1.8    1.5      1.6       185       175
Wells Fargo                    NA         NA     NA       NA        NA        NA
** 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 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com
[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$U$$$]

To read the full story

Why MNI

MNI is the leading provider

of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.

Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.