MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Nov 8 - Nov 9

                         Nov 8  Nov 9     Nov 9      Nov 9     Nov 9

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                       Initial              PPI     Prelim

                       Jobless         ex-food,       Mich  Wholesle

                        Claims    PPI    energy  Sentiment  Inventrs

Data For              Nov 3 wk    Oct       Oct        Nov       Sep

Denomination                 K      %         %      Index         %

Median Forecast **         213    0.3       0.2       98.5       0.3

High Forecast              214    0.4       0.3       99.1       0.3

Low Forecast               205    0.2       0.1       96.5       0.3

Mean                       212    0.3       0.2       98.2       0.3

Standard Deviation         3.4    0.1       0.0        1.0       0.0

No. of Responses             5      9         9          7         2

Amherst Pierpont           213    0.4       0.3       99.0        NA

BMO                         NA    0.2       0.2       98.0       0.3

Capital Economics           NA    0.3       0.2       96.5        NA

CIBC                        NA    0.2       0.2         NA        NA

FT Advisors                213    0.3       0.2       99.1        NA

Goldman Sachs              205    0.2       0.2       99.0        NA

Morgan Stanley              NA    0.4       0.2         NA        NA

Nomura                      NA     NA        NA         NA        NA

UBS                        214    0.3       0.1       97.0        NA

UMaryland                  214    0.3       0.2       98.5       0.3

** 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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