MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Sep 20 - Sep 20

Repeats Story Initially Transmitted at 21:06 GMT Sep 18/17:06 EST Sep 18

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                        Initial           Phil Fed Mfg  Existing

                        Jobless  Leading           Mfg      Home

                         Claims    Index        Survey     Sales

Data For              Sep 15 wk      Aug           Sep       Aug

Denomination                  K     % Ch         Index         M

Median Forecast **          208      0.5          20.0      5.35

High Forecast               208      0.5          21.1      5.61

Low Forecast                205      0.5          18.0      5.32

Mean                        207      0.5          19.7      5.39

Standard Deviation          1.3      0.0           0.9       0.1

No. of Responses              4        4             6         9

Amherst Pierpont            208       NA            NA      5.38

BMO                          NA      0.5          20.0      5.32

Capital Economics            NA      0.5          18.0      5.35

CIBC                         NA       NA            NA      5.36

Credit Suisse                NA       NA            NA      5.32

FT Advisors                 208       NA          21.1      5.35

Goldman Sachs                NA       NA          20.0      5.61

UBS                         205      0.5          20.0      5.34

UMaryland                   208      0.5          19.2      5.46

** Note: The survey median is compiled solely from the forecasts listed above

and is not intended to represent a market consensus.

--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-372-2121; email: shikha.dave@marketnews.com

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