MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Sep 1

                              Sep 1     Sep 1     Sep 1     Sep 1  Sep 1   Sep 1

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                                                              Avg    Avg

                            Nonfarm   Private  Unemploy    Hourly   Work     ISM

                           Payrolls  Payrolls      Rate  Earnings   Week  Manufg

Data For                        Aug       Aug       Aug       Aug    Aug     Aug

Denomination                      K         K         %         %    Hrs

Median Forecast **              180       182       4.3       0.2   34.5    56.6

High Forecast                   200       205       4.4       0.3   35.5    57.5

Low Forecast                    160       150       4.2       0.1   34.4    56.0

Mean                            183       178       4.3       0.2   34.6    56.7

Standard Deviation             13.0      17.0       0.0       0.1    0.3     0.4

No. of Responses                 23        12        23        18      9      20

Amherst Pierpont                170       160       4.3        NA     NA    56.8

Bank of the West                190        NA       4.2       0.2   34.5    57.0

Barclays Capital                200       190       4.2       0.3   34.5      NA

BMO                             200        NA       4.3       0.2     NA    57.1

Capital Economics               200        NA       4.2       0.3   34.5    57.5

CIBC                            170        NA       4.3       0.3     NA    56.8

Citi Bank                       170       165       4.3       0.2     NA    57.0

Comerica Bank                   175        NA       4.3        NA     NA    56.5

Credit Suisse                   200       190       4.3       0.2     NA    56.5

Deutsche Bank                   185       185       4.3       0.2   35.5    56.0

FT Advisors                     189       179       4.3       0.2   34.5    56.5

Goldman Sachs                   160       150       4.3       0.1     NA    56.8

HSBC                            180        NA       4.3       0.1     NA    56.6

ING Group                       160        NA       4.3       0.1     NA    56.5

J.P. Morgan                     200       205       4.3       0.1   34.5    56.5

Morgan Stanley                  180        NA       4.3       0.2   34.4    56.4

Natwest                         180       165       4.3       0.1   34.5    56.3

NTL Bank Canada                 190        NA       4.3        NA     NA    56.0

RBC                             175       160       4.3        NA     NA      NA

SocGen                          200       200       4.3       0.1     NA    57.0

TD Securities                 175.0        NA       4.3       0.2     NA    56.7

UBS                             190       190       4.2       0.2   34.5    56.5

Westpac Institutional

Bank                          170.0        NA       4.4        NA     NA      NA

** 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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