MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Oct 5

                            Oct 5    Oct 5    Oct 5

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                          Initial

                          Jobless    Trade  Factory

                           Claims  Balance   Orders

Data For                Sep 30 wk      Aug      Aug

Denomination                    K        B  Pct Chg

Median Forecast **            266    -42.6      0.9

High Forecast                 300    -41.5      1.1

Low Forecast                  260    -43.5      0.8

Mean                          271    -42.5      0.9

Standard Deviation           11.5      0.6      0.1

No. of Responses               10       13       12

Amherst Pierpont              270    -42.6      0.8

BofA/Merrill Lynch             NA    -43.0       NA

Bank of the West              270    -42.9      1.0

Barclays Capital              265    -42.6      0.9

BMO                           265    -41.8      1.1

Capital Economics              NA       NA       NA

CIBC                           NA    -41.5      0.8

Comerica Bank                  NA    -43.5       NA

Credit Suisse                  NA    -42.5      0.8

FT Advisors                   265    -41.5      1.1

Goldman Sachs                 265    -43.0      1.1

Jefferies Economics            NA       NA       NA

Morgan Stanley                 NA       NA       NA

Natwest                       267       NA      0.9

NTL Bank Canada                NA       NA      0.9

RBC                           300    -42.0       NA

SocGen                         NA       NA       NA

UBS                           285    -43.5      1.0

UMaryland                     260    -42.5      0.9

** 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: holly.stokes@marketnews.com

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