MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Oct 29 - Oct 31

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Oct 26/17:06 EST Oct 26

                     Oct 29      Oct 29    Oct 29    Oct 30      Oct 31   Oct 31

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                                             Core            Employment

                                Current       PCE

                   Personal      Dollar     Price  Consumer        Cost      MNI

                     Income         PCE     Index      Conf       Index  Chicago

Data For                Sep         Sep       Sep       Oct          Q3      Oct

Denomination           % Ch        % Ch      % Ch     Index       Index    Index

Median Forecast

**                      0.4         0.4       0.2     134.9         0.8     60.4

High Forecast           0.5         0.6       0.2     136.5         0.8     61.1

Low Forecast            0.3         0.3       0.1     133.2         0.7     59.0

Mean                    0.4         0.4       0.2     134.9         0.8     60.2

Standard

Deviation               0.1         0.1       0.1       1.7         0.0      0.9

No. of

Responses                 4           4         2         2           3        3

Capital

Economics               0.3         0.6       0.1        NA         0.8     59.0

CIBC                    0.5         0.3        NA     133.2          NA       NA

FT Advisors             0.4         0.4        NA        NA         0.7     61.1

SocGen                   NA          NA       0.2        NA          NA       NA

TD Securities            NA          NA        NA        NA          NA       NA

UMaryland               0.4         0.3        NA     136.5         0.8     60.4

** 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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