MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Nov 2 - Nov 3

                         Nov 2      Nov 2   Nov 2    Nov 3   Nov 3    Nov 3

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                       Initial    Nonfarm    Unit

                       Jobless  Prodctvty   Labor    Trade     ISM  Factory

                        Claims   (prelim)   Costs  Balance  Nonmfg   Orders

Data For              Oct 28wk     3Q adv  3Q adv      Sep     Oct      Sep

Denomination                 K          %       %        B   Index  Pct Chg

Median Forecast **         235        2.9     0.6    -43.5    58.6      1.2

High Forecast              240        3.5     2.5    -43.0    59.5      2.3

Low Forecast               230        1.6     0.0    -44.0    57.0      1.0

Mean                       236        2.8     0.7    -43.5    58.4      1.2

Standard Deviation         2.6        0.5     0.6      0.3     0.7      0.3

No. of Responses            10         12      12       13      15       14

Amherst Pierpont           238        3.3     0.7    -43.0    57.8      1.1

Bank of the West           238        2.3     0.5    -44.0    58.6      1.0

Barclays Capital           240         NA      NA    -43.5    59.5      1.3

BMO                        235        2.4     0.4    -43.1    58.9      1.2

Capital Economics           NA        3.5     1.0    -43.5    59.0      1.0

CIBC                        NA        2.9      NA    -43.6    57.6      1.1

Comerica Bank               NA         NA      NA    -43.5    58.0       NA

Credit Suisse               NA        2.5     0.1    -43.5      NA       NA

Deutsche Bank               NA        1.6     2.5    -44.0    59.0      1.0

FT Advisors                237        3.2     0.3    -43.6    58.6      1.3

Goldman Sachs              230        3.2     0.6    -43.5    59.0      1.4

Morgan Stanley              NA         NA      NA       NA      NA       NA

Natwest                    235        3.4     0.0       NA    57.0      1.0

NTL Bank Canada             NA         NA      NA       NA      NA      1.0

RBC                        235         NA      NA       NA      NA       NA

SocGen                      NA         NA      MA       NA    57.7      2.3

TD Securities               NA         NA      NA       NA    57.5       NA

UBS                        235        2.9     0.8    -43.6    58.0      1.4

UMaryland                  235        2.4     0.6    -43.6    59.3      1.2

** 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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