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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