MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Sep 13 - Sep 14

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Sep 10/17:06 EST Sep 10

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                                         Retail

                      Treasury  Retail    Sales  Import  Industrl  Capacity

                        Budget   Sales  Ex-Auto  Prices  Productn   Utilizn

Data For                   Aug     Aug      Aug     Aug       Aug       Aug

Denomination                 B    % Ch     % Ch    % Ch      % Ch         %

Median Forecast **      -183.0     0.4      0.5    -0.2       0.4      78.3

High Forecast           -178.0     0.5      0.7    -0.1       0.7      78.5

Low Forecast            -216.0     0.3      0.3    -0.4      -0.3      78.1

Mean                    -192.3     0.4      0.5    -0.2       0.3      78.3

Standard Deviation        16.9     0.1      0.1     0.1       0.3       0.1

No. of Responses             3      12       12       5        11        10

Amherst Pierpont        -216.0     0.3      0.4      NA       0.7      78.5

Bank of the West            NA     0.5      0.5    -0.4       0.4      78.3

BMO                     -183.0     0.4      0.5    -0.1       0.4      78.3

Capital Economics           NA     0.5      0.6      NA       0.0      78.1

Comerica Bank               NA     0.5      0.7      NA       0.4      78.3

Credit Suisse               NA     0.5      0.6      NA       0.5      78.3

FT Advisors                 NA     0.4      0.4    -0.2       0.2      78.2

Goldman Sachs               NA     0.3      0.4      NA       0.6      78.3

Morgan Stanley              NA     0.3      0.3      NA      -0.3        NA

RBC                         NA     0.4      0.5      NA        NA        NA

UBS                         NA     0.5      0.7    -0.1       0.3      78.1

UMaryland               -178.0     0.4      0.5    -0.2       0.2      78.2

** 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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