MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Oct 17 - Oct 19

                     Oct 17    Oct 17    Oct 18        Oct 18   Oct 18    Oct 19

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                                        Initial  Phil Fed Mfg           Existing

                    Housing  Building   Jobless           Mfg  Leading      Home

                     Starts   Permits    Claims        Survey    Index     Sales

                                         Oct 13

Data For                Sep       Sep        wk           Oct      Sep       Sep

Denomination              M         M         K         Index    Index         M

Median Forecast

**                    1.220     1.260       210          18.5      0.5      5.27

High Forecast         1.250     1.285       216          20.0      0.6      5.38

Low Forecast          1.181     1.240       205          16.2      0.4      5.25

Mean                  1.217     1.261       211          18.5      0.5      5.29

Standard

Deviation               0.0       0.0       4.0           1.3      0.1       0.0

No. of Responses         11         5         5             6        4         9

Amherst Pierpont      1.220        NA       205            NA       NA      5.27

BMO                   1.200        NA        NA            NA       NA      5.31

Capital

Economics             1.240        NA        NA            NA       NA        NA

CIBC                  1.187     1.247        NA            NA       NA        NA

Deutsche Bank         1.200     1.275        NA          20.0      0.6      5.30

FT Advisors           1.247        NA       215          16.2       NA      5.27

Goldman Sachs         1.199        NA       210          18.0       NA      5.26

Morgan Stanley        1.181     1.240        NA            NA      0.5      5.26

RBC                   1.250        NA       210          18.0       NA      5.30

UBS                   1.230     1.260        NA          19.0      0.5      5.25

UMaryland             1.230     1.285       216          20.0      0.4      5.38

** 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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