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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Oct 13

                      Oct 13   Oct 13  Oct 13    Oct 13   Oct 13       Oct 13
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                               Retail               CPI
                      Retail    Sales          ex-food,     Mich     Business
                       Sales  Ex-Auto     CPI    energy     Sent  Inventories
Data For                 Sep      Sep     Sep       Sep  Oct (p)          Aug
Denomination               %        %       %         %                     %
Median Forecast **       1.5      0.8     0.6       0.2     95.6          0.5
High Forecast            2.2      1.7     0.7       0.2     96.0          0.7
Low Forecast             0.7      0.6     0.5       0.1     94.0          0.3
Mean                     1.6      0.9     0.6       0.2     95.3          0.5
Standard Deviation       0.4      0.3     0.1       0.0      0.7          0.1
No. of Responses          11       11      11        11        6            4
Amherst Pierpont          NA       NA     0.6       0.2       NA           NA
Bank of the West         1.4      0.8     0.5       0.2     95.6          0.4
Capital Economics        2.2      1.0     0.6       0.2     96.0          0.5
CIBC                     2.1      0.8     0.7       0.2       NA           NA
Comerica Bank            1.5      1.0     0.6       0.2       NA           NA
FT Advisors              1.5      0.8     0.7       0.1     95.6          0.7
Morgan Stanley           2.1      1.7     0.7       0.2       NA           NA
Natwest                  1.4      0.8     0.6       0.2     95.0           NA
NTL Bank Canada          1.4      1.0     0.6       0.2       NA           NA
RBC                      1.9      0.8     0.6       0.2     94.0           NA
TD Securities            1.7      1.1      NA        NA       NA           NA
UMaryland                0.7      0.6     0.5       0.2     95.6          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; +1 202-371-2121; email: holly.stokes@marketnews.com
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