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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Oct 18 - Oct 20

                    Oct 18    Oct 18    Oct 19      Oct 19      Oct 19    Oct 20
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                                                  Phil Fed
                                       Initial         Mfg              Existing
                   Housing  Building   Jobless         Mfg     Leading      Home
                    Starts   Permits    Claims      Survey  Indicators     Sales
                                        Oct 14
Data For               Sep       Sep        wk         Oct         Sep       Sep
Denomination             M         M         K       Index           %         M
Median Forecast
**                   1.178     1.238       240        21.0         0.2     5.280
High Forecast        1.600     1.280       248        25.8         0.2     5.400
Low Forecast         1.144     1.200       238        20.0        -0.2     5.100
Mean                 1.211     1.238       241        21.7         0.1     5.277
Standard
Deviation              0.1       0.0       4.0         2.1         0.2      0.07
No. of
Responses               12         6         4           5           4        11
Amherst
Pierpont             1.600        NA        NA          NA          NA     5.230
Bank of the
West                 1.185     1.220       238        21.5         0.1     5.330
BMO                     NA        NA        NA          NA          NA        NA
Capital
Economics            1.220        NA        NA          NA          NA     5.300
CIBC                 1.160     1.225        NA          NA          NA        NA
Comerica Bank        1.170     1.200        NA          NA         0.2     5.250
Credit Suisse        1.160        NA        NA          NA          NA     5.280
FT Advisors          1.190        NA       240        25.8          NA     5.280
HSBC                 1.210     1.250       248        21.0          NA     5.300
Morgan Stanley       1.144        NA        NA          NA        -0.2     5.280
NTL Bank Canada      1.150     1.250        NA          NA          NA     5.300
RBC                  1.150        NA       239        20.0          NA     5.100
UMaryland            1.190     1.280        NA        20.0         0.2     5.400
** 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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