MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Oct 11 - Oct 12

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Oct 10/17:06 EST Oct 10

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                                 CPI   Initial                       Prelim

                            ex-food,   Jobless  Treasury  Import       Mich

                       CPI    energy    Claims    Budget  Prices  Sentiment

Data For               Sep       Sep  Oct 6 wk      FY18     Sep        Oct

Denomination          % Ch      % Ch         K         B       %      Index

Median Forecast **     0.2       0.2       206      62.0     0.2      100.6

High Forecast          0.2       0.3       207      62.0     0.2      101.8

Low Forecast           0.2       0.2       200      62.0     0.0       98.0

Mean                   0.2       0.2       205      62.0     0.1      100.2

Standard Deviation     0.0       0.0       2.3       0.0     0.1        1.1

No. of Responses        12        12         6         1       4          9

Amherst Pierpont       0.2       0.3       206        NA      NA      101.8

BMO                    0.2       0.2        NA        NA     0.2      101.0

Capital Economics      0.2       0.2        NA        NA      NA       99.0

CIBC                   0.2       0.2        NA        NA      NA         NA

Deutsche Bank          0.2       0.2        NA        NA      NA       98.0

FT Advisors            0.2       0.2       206        NA     0.0      100.6

Goldman Sachs          0.2       0.3       205        NA      NA      100.9

Morgan Stanley         0.2       0.2        NA        NA      NA         NA

Nomura                 0.2       0.2        NA        NA      NA         NA

RBC                    0.2       0.3       205        NA      NA      100.1

UBS                    0.2       0.2       200        NA     0.2      101.0

UMaryland              0.2       0.2       207      62.0     0.1       99.5

** 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: shikha.dave@marketnews.com

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