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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Oct 16 - Oct 18

                      Oct 16    Oct 16   Oct 17    Oct 17    Oct 18       Oct 18
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                                                                        Phil Fed
                                                            Initial          Mfg
                    Industrl  Capacity  Housing  Building   Jobless          Mfg
                    Productn   Utilizn   Starts   Permits    Claims       Survey
                                                             Oct 13
Data For                 Sep       Sep      Sep       Sep        wk          Oct
Denomination            % Ch         %        M         M         K        Index
Median Forecast
**                       0.2      78.2    1.230     1.266       213         18.0
High Forecast            0.6      78.3    1.251     1.285       215         20.0
Low Forecast             0.1      78.0    1.187     1.247       210         16.2
Mean                     0.3      78.2    1.225     1.266       213         18.1
Standard
Deviation                0.2       0.1      0.0       0.0       2.5          1.6
No. of Responses           6         6        7         2         2            3
Amherst Pierpont         0.1      78.0    1.220        NA       205           NA
BMO                      0.3      78.2    1.200        NA        NA           NA
Capital
Economics                0.6      78.3    1.240        NA        NA           NA
CIBC                     0.1      78.2    1.187     1.247        NA           NA
FT Advisors              0.1      78.1    1.247        NA       215         16.2
Goldman Sachs            0.4      78.3    1.199        NA       210         18.0
Morgan Stanley           0.6        NA    1.181     1.240        NA           NA
RBC                       NA        NA    1.250        NA       210         18.0
UBS                      0.1      78.0    1.230     1.260        NA         19.0
UMaryland                0.3      78.2    1.230     1.285       216         20.0
** 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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