MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: May 23 - May 25

                     May 23    May 24    May 24     May 25     May 25     May 25

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                              Initial  Existing    Durable    Durable      Final

                        New

                       Home   Jobless      Home  Goods New      Goods       Mich

                      Sales    Claims     Sales     Orders  Ex. Trans  Sentiment

                               May 19

Data For                Apr        wk       Apr        Apr        Apr        May

Denomination              K         K         M    Pct Chg    Pct Chg      Index

Median Forecast

**                      680       220      5.58       -1.2        0.6       98.8

High Forecast           692       224      5.68        1.7        1.2       99.0

Low Forecast            660       217      5.48       -2.5        0.3       98.5

Mean                    678       220      5.57       -0.9        0.6       98.8

Standard

Deviation               9.3       2.0       0.1        1.0        0.2        0.2

No. of Responses         13         6        12         14         10          8

Amherst Pierpont        678       224      5.55       -1.5        0.3       98.5

BMO                     680        NA      5.57        1.7        0.5       99.0

Capital

Economics               690        NA      5.50        0.3        0.6         NA

CIBC                    668        NA        NA       -0.8        0.6         NA

Comerica Bank           685        NA      5.60       -1.5         NA         NA

Credit Suisse           680        NA      5.55       -2.5        0.5       99.0

FT Advisors             666       217      5.48       -1.2        0.7       98.8

Goldman Sachs            NA       220        NA       -1.0        0.5       98.6

Morgan Stanley          692        NA      5.68        0.1         NA         NA

Natwest                 660       220      5.59       -1.5         NA       98.8

Nomura                  685        NA      5.62       -1.2        0.6         NA

NTL Bank Canada         685        NA      5.50       -1.9        0.3         NA

UBS                     680       220      5.60       -0.5        1.2       98.8

UMaryland               670       220      5.61       -1.6         NA       99.0

** 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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