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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: May 30 - May 31

                   May 30  May 30    May 31    May 31   May 31   May 31   May 31
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                            Chain   Initial            Current     Core
                                                                    PCE
                     Real   Price   Jobless  Personal   Dollar    Price      MNI
                      GDP   Index    Claims    Income      PCE    Index  Chicago
                                     May 26
Data For            1Q(s)   1Q(s)        wk       Apr      Apr      Apr      May
                      Pct     Pct
Denomination          Chg     Chg         K   Pct Chg  Pct Chg  Pct Chg    Index
Median Forecast
**                    2.3     2.0       224       0.3      0.4      0.1     58.1
High Forecast         2.4     2.0       233       0.4      0.5      0.2     59.5
Low Forecast          2.1     2.0       215       0.3      0.3      0.1     56.6
Mean                  2.3     2.0       224       0.3      0.4      0.1     58.1
Standard
Deviation             0.1     0.0       5.8       0.0      0.1      0.0      1.0
No. of
Responses              13       6         7        14       14       10        8
Amherst
Pierpont              2.3      NA       233       0.3      0.4      0.1       NA
Bank of the
West                  2.2     2.0       229       0.3      0.3      0.1     57.9
Barclays
Capital                NA      NA        NA       0.4      0.4      0.2       NA
BMO                   2.2     2.0        NA       0.3      0.4      0.1     58.5
Capital
Economics             2.3      NA        NA       0.3      0.5      0.1       NA
CIBC                  2.4      NA        NA        NA       NA       NA       NA
Commerzbank            NA      NA        NA        NA       NA       NA       NA
Credit Suisse         2.1     2.0        MA       0.3      0.4      0.2       NA
FT Advisors           2.2     2.0       223       0.3      0.4       NA     56.6
Goldman Sachs         2.3      NA       220       0.3      0.4      0.2     59.5
Morgan Stanley        2.4      NA        NA       0.3      0.4      0.2       NA
Natwest               2.3     2.0        NA       0.3      0.3      0.1     57.6
NTL Bank Canada        NA      NA        NA       0.3      0.3       NA       NA
RBC                   2.3      NA        NA       0.3      0.4       NA     57.0
Scotiabank             NA      NA        NA        NA       NA       NA       NA
TD Securities          NA      NA        NA        NA       NA       NA       NA
UBS                   2.2      NA       215       0.4      0.4      0.2     59.3
UMaryland             2.3     2.0       225       0.3      0.4       NA     58.2
** 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
[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$U$$$]

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