MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Nov 15

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 20:06 GMT Nov 10/15:06 EST Nov 10

                      Nov 15   Nov 15  Nov 15    Nov 15  Nov 15       Nov 15

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                               Retail               CPI  Empire

                      Retail    Sales          ex-food,     Mfg     Business

                       Sales  Ex-Auto     CPI    energy  Survey  Inventories

Data For                 Oct      Oct     Oct       Oct     Nov          Sep

Denomination               %        %       %         %       %            %

Median Forecast **       0.0      0.2     0.1       0.2    26.0          0.1

High Forecast            0.4      0.4     0.2       0.3    26.6          0.4

Low Forecast            -0.3     -0.1     0.0       0.1    20.0          0.0

Mean                     0.1      0.2     0.1       0.2    24.7          0.1

Standard Deviation       0.2      0.1     0.1       0.0     2.4          0.1

No. of Responses          13       13      13        13       5            5

Amherst Pierpont         0.4      0.1     0.1       0.2      NA           NA

Bank of the West         0.2      0.3     0.2       0.2    26.0          0.1

Capital Economics        0.0      0.1     0.2       0.3      NA          0.1

CIBC                    -0.1      0.2     0.1       0.2      NA           NA

Comerica Bank            0.0      0.1     0.1       0.2      NA           NA

Deutsche Bank            0.4      0.4     0.1       0.2    26.6          0.4

FT Advisors              0.2      0.3     0.0       0.2    20.0          0.0

Morgan Stanley          -0.2      0.0     0.0       0.2      NA           NA

Natwest                  0.0      0.2     0.1       0.1      NA           NA

NTL Bank Canada         -0.3     -0.1     0.0       0.2      NA           NA

RBC                     -0.2      0.0     0.1       0.2    25.0           NA

TD Securities            0.3      0.2     0.1       0.2      NA           NA

UMaryland                0.1      0.4     0.2       0.2    26.0          0.1

** 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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