MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Oct 1 - Oct 5

                          10/1    10/1    10/3       10/4     10/4      10/5

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                                                  Initial

                        Constr     ISM     ISM    Jobless  Factory   Nonfarm

                      Spending  Manufg  Nonmfg     Claims   Orders  Payrolls

Data For                   Aug     Sep     Sep  Sep 29 wk      Aug       Sep

Denomination              % Ch   Index   Index          K     % Ch         K

Median Forecast **         0.5    60.0    58.1        210      2.1       193

High Forecast              0.7    60.5    59.5        210      2.5       220

Low Forecast               0.0    58.0    57.4        210      0.8       150

Mean                       0.4    59.7    58.2        210      1.8       187

Standard Deviation         0.2     0.8     0.7        0.0      0.6        23

No. of Responses             5       6       6          1        6         6

Barclays Capital           0.7    60.5    58.5         NA      2.5       200

Capital Economics          0.5    58.0    59.5         NA      2.2       220

CIBC                        NA    59.6    57.4         NA      2.2       168

Deutsche Bank              0.5    60.1    57.5         NA      1.0       190

FT Advisors                0.0    60.4    58.1        210      1.9       150

UMaryland                  0.5    59.8    58.0         NA      0.8       195

** 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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