MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Nov 15 - Nov 16

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 22:06 GMT Nov 9/17:06 EST Nov 9

                    Nov 15       Nov 15  Nov 15       Nov 15    Nov 16    Nov 16

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                               Phil Fed

                                    Mfg  Empire

                    Import          Mfg     Mfg     Business  Industrl  Capacity

                    Prices       Survey  Survey  Inventories  Productn   Utilizn

Data For               Oct          Nov     Nov          Sep       Oct       Oct

Denomination          % Ch        Index    % Ch         % Ch      % Ch         %

Median Forecast

**                     0.1         20.0    21.0          0.3       0.0      78.1

High Forecast          0.4         21.0    22.2          0.3       0.2      78.2

Low Forecast           0.0         15.0    15.0          0.3      -0.4      77.9

Mean                   0.1         18.9    19.6          0.3       0.0      78.1

Standard

Deviation              0.2          2.1     2.6          0.0       0.2       0.1

No. of Responses         4            5       5            4         6         5

Barclays Capital       0.4         21.0    21.0          0.3      -0.4        NA

Capital

Economics               NA         15.0    15.0           NA       0.0      78.1

CIBC                    NA           NA      NA           NA       0.0      78.1

FT Advisors            0.1         18.3    22.2          0.3       0.2      78.2

UBS                    0.0         20.0    18.5          0.3      -0.1      77.9

UMaryland              0.0         20.0    21.1          0.3       0.2      78.2

** 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 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com

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