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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Oct 4 - Oct 5

                           10/4     10/4      10/5      10/5      10/5
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                        Initial
                        Jobless  Factory   Nonfarm   Private  Unemploy
                         Claims   Orders  Payrolls  Payrolls      Rate
Data For              Sep 29 wk      Aug       Sep       Sep       Sep
Denomination                  K     % Ch         K         K         %
Median Forecast **          216      2.2       182       185       3.8
High Forecast               220      2.5       220       206       3.9
Low Forecast                210      1.0       163       160       3.8
Mean                        215      2.1       184       184       3.8
Standard Deviation          4.1      0.4        15        13       0.0
No. of Responses              6       10        12         8        12
Amherst Pierpont            216      2.0       190       185       3.8
Barclays Capital             NA      2.5       200       195       3.8
BMO                          NA      2.3       185        NA       3.8
Capital Economics            NA      2.2       220        NA       3.8
CIBC                         NA      2.2       168        NA       3.8
Deutsche Bank                NA      1.0       190       185       3.8
FT Advisors                 210      1.9       163       160       3.8
Goldman Sachs               215      2.3       175       170       3.8
Morgan Stanley               NA       NA       178       178       3.8
Natwest                     220       NA       170        NA       3.8
UBS                         220      2.1       174       206       3.8
UMaryland                   210      2.4       195       190       3.9
** 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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