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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: May 7 - May 10

                        May 7     May 9  May 9     May 9    May 9  May 10
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                                Initial              PPI
                      Consumr   Jobless         ex-food,    Trade
                       Credit    Claims    PPI    energy  Balance     CPI
Data For                  Dec  May 4 wk    Apr       Apr      Mar     Apr
Denomination                B         K   % Ch      % Ch        B    % Ch
Median Forecast **       16.4       215    0.2       0.2    -51.2     0.4
High Forecast            18.0       220    0.4       0.3    -48.8     0.5
Low Forecast             15.3       210    0.1       0.1    -54.2     0.2
Mean                     16.5       215    0.2       0.2    -51.5     0.4
Standard Deviation        1.1       3.5    0.1       0.1      1.6     0.1
No. of Responses            4         4     14        14       12      19
Amherst Pierpont           NA        NA    0.1       0.2       NA     0.4
BofA/Merrill Lynch         NA        NA     NA        NA       NA      NA
Bank of the West         18.0       220    0.2       0.1    -54.0     0.3
Barclays Capital           NA        NA     NA        NA       NA     0.4
Capital Economics          NA        NA    0.3       0.1    -50.0     0.3
CIBC                       NA        NA    0.2       0.2    -50.2     0.4
Credit Suisse              NA        NA     NA        NA       NA     0.4
Deka                       NA        NA    0.3       0.2       NA     0.5
Deutsche Bank            15.7        NA    0.2       0.2    -50.0     0.2
FT Advisors              15.3       215    0.2       0.1    -48.8     0.3
HSBC                       NA        NA    0.2        NA    -51.1     0.4
ING Group                  NA        NA     NA        NA       NA     0.4
Lloyds Bank                NA       215    0.4       0.2    -51.1     0.4
Morgan Stanley             NA        NA    0.2       0.2       NA     0.4
RBC                        NA       210    0.3       0.3    -52.8     0.5
Scotiabank                 NA        NA     NA       0.1    -53.0     0.4
SocGen                     NA        NA    0.2       0.2    -51.2     0.4
TD Securities              NA        NA     NA        NA       NA     0.4
Umaryland                17.0        NA    0.2       0.2    -54.2     0.4
Wells Fargo                NA        NA    0.3       0.2    -51.3     0.4
** 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
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