MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Oct 18 - Oct 19

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                        Initial  Phil Fed Mfg           Existing

                        Jobless           Mfg  Leading      Home

                         Claims        Survey    Index     Sales

Data For              Oct 13 wk           Oct      Sep       Sep

Denomination                  K         Index    Index         M

Median Forecast **          210          18.5      0.5      5.27

High Forecast               216          20.0      0.6      5.38

Low Forecast                205          16.2      0.4      5.25

Mean                        211          18.5      0.5      5.29

Standard Deviation          4.0           1.3      0.1       0.0

No. of Responses              5             6        4         9

Amherst Pierpont            205            NA       NA      5.27

BMO                          NA            NA       NA      5.31

Capital Economics            NA            NA       NA        NA

CIBC                         NA            NA       NA        NA

Deutsche Bank                NA          20.0      0.6      5.30

FT Advisors                 215          16.2       NA      5.27

Goldman Sachs               210          18.0       NA      5.26

Morgan Stanley               NA            NA      0.5      5.26

RBC                         210          18.0       NA      5.30

UBS                          NA          19.0      0.5      5.25

UMaryland                   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 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com

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