MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: May 9 - May 10

                      May 9     May 9    May 10  May 10    May 10    May 10

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                                  PPI   Initial               CPI

                             ex-food,   Jobless          ex-food,  Treasury

                        PPI    energy    Claims     CPI    energy    Budget

Data For                Apr       Apr  May 5 wk     Apr       Apr       Apr

Denomination              %         %         K       %         %         B

Median Forecast **      0.2       0.2       215     0.3       0.2     173.5

High Forecast           0.4       0.3       223     0.3       0.2     175.0

Low Forecast            0.2       0.2       215     0.2       0.2     172.0

Mean                    0.3       0.2       218     0.3       0.2     173.5

Standard Deviation      0.1       0.0       3.3     0.0       0.0       1.5

No. of Responses         13        12         5      15        15         2

Amherst Pierpont        0.2       0.2       215     0.3       0.2     172.0

Bank of the West        0.3       0.2        NA     0.3       0.2        NA

Barclays Capital        0.2       0.2       220     0.3       0.2        NA

BMO                     0.2       0.2        NA     0.2       0.2        NA

Capital Economics       0.4       0.3        NA     0.3       0.2        NA

CIBC                    0.2       0.2        NA     0.3       0.2        NA

Comerica Bank           0.3        NA        NA     0.3       0.2        NA

Credit Suisse            NA        NA        NA     0.3       0.2        NA

Deutsche Bank           0.3       0.2        NA     0.3       0.2        NA

FT Advisors             0.3       0.3        NA     0.3       0.2        NA

Goldman Sachs           0.2       0.2       215     0.3       0.2        NA

Morgan Stanley          0.2       0.2        NA     0.3       0.2        NA

TD Securities            NA        NA        NA     0.3       0.2        NA

UBS                     0.2       0.2       215     0.3       0.2        NA

UMaryland               0.3       0.2       223     0.3       0.2     175.0

** 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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