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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: May 31

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT May 30/17:06 EST May 30
                         May 31    May 31   May 31     May 31   May 31
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                        Initial            Current       Core
                        Jobless  Personal   Dollar  PCE Price      MNI
                         Claims    Income      PCE      Index  Chicago
Data For              May 26 wk       Apr      Apr        Apr      May
Denomination                  K   Pct Chg  Pct Chg    Pct Chg    Index
Median Forecast **          224       0.3      0.4        0.1     58.1
High Forecast               233       0.4      0.5        0.2     59.5
Low Forecast                215       0.3      0.3        0.1     56.6
Mean                        224       0.3      0.4        0.1     58.1
Standard Deviation          5.8       0.0      0.1        0.0      1.0
No. of Responses              7        14       14         10        8
Amherst Pierpont            233       0.3      0.4        0.1       NA
Bank of the West            229       0.3      0.3        0.1     57.9
Barclays Capital             NA       0.4      0.4        0.2       NA
BMO                          NA       0.3      0.4        0.1     58.5
Capital Economics            NA       0.3      0.5        0.1       NA
CIBC                         NA        NA       NA         NA       NA
Commerzbank                  NA        NA       NA         NA       NA
Credit Suisse                MA       0.3      0.4        0.2       NA
FT Advisors                 223       0.3      0.4         NA     56.6
Goldman Sachs               220       0.3      0.4        0.2     59.5
Morgan Stanley               NA       0.3      0.4        0.2       NA
Natwest                      NA       0.3      0.3        0.1     57.6
NTL Bank Canada              NA       0.3      0.3         NA       NA
RBC                          NA       0.3      0.4         NA     57.0
Scotiabank                   NA        NA       NA         NA       NA
TD Securities                NA        NA       NA         NA       NA
UBS                         215       0.4      0.4        0.2     59.3
UMaryland                   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
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