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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Oct 6

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 20:06 GMT Oct 3/16:06 EST Oct 3
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                                                           Avg    Avg
                         Nonfarm   Private  Unemploy    Hourly   Work  Consumr
                        Payrolls  Payrolls      Rate  Earnings   Week   Credit
Data For                     Sep       Sep       Sep       Sep    Sep      Aug
Denomination                   K         K         %         %    Hrs        B
Median Forecast **            70        70       4.4       0.3   34.4     16.0
High Forecast                125       125       4.5       0.4   34.4     16.0
Low Forecast                 -45       -25       4.3       0.2   34.3     14.0
Mean                          67        58       4.4       0.3   34.4     15.2
Standard Deviation          43.5      44.9       0.1       0.1    0.0      1.0
No. of Responses              19        11        19        14      9        5
Amherst Pierpont             100        90       4.3        NA     NA       NA
BofA/Merrill Lynch            80        75       4.4       0.3   34.3       NA
Bank of the West              85        NA       4.4       0.2   34.3     14.0
Barclays Capital              75        70       4.4       0.3   34.4       NA
BMO                           70        NA       4.4       0.3     NA     16.0
Capital Economics            100        NA       4.4       0.2   34.4       NA
CIBC                          70        NA       4.5       0.3     NA       NA
Comerica Bank                110        NA       4.4        NA     NA       NA
Credit Suisse                 30        20       4.5       0.3     NA       NA
FT Advisors                   69        74       4.4       0.2   34.4     14.1
Goldman Sachs                 50        40       4.5       0.4     NA       NA
Jefferies Economics          -45       -25       4.5       0.3     NA       NA
Morgan Stanley               120        NA       4.4       0.2   34.4       NA
Natwest                       50        NA       4.4        NA     NA       NA
NTL Bank Canada               50        NA       4.5        NA     NA       NA
RBC                           50        50       4.4        NA     NA       NA
SocGen                       -25         0       4.5       0.3   34.3       NA
UBS                          125       125       4.4       0.3   34.4     16.0
UMaryland                    108       120       4.4       0.2   34.4     16.0
** 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
[TOPICS: MTABLE]

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