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MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Sep 27 - Sep 28

                         Sep 27     Sep 27     Sep 28   Sep 28   Sep 28
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                        Durable    Durable    Initial             Chain
                      Goods New      Goods    Jobless     Real    Price
                         Orders  Ex. Trans     Claims      GDP    Index
Data For                    Aug        Aug  Sep 22 wk    2Q(t)   4Q (t)
Denomination            Pct Chg    Pct Chg          K  Pct Chg  Pct Chg
Median Forecast **          0.8        0.3        265      3.0      1.0
High Forecast               2.8        0.7        300      3.2      1.0
Low Forecast               -0.6        0.0        250      3.0      1.0
Mean                        1.0        0.3        270      3.1      1.0
Standard Deviation          0.8        0.2       15.1      0.1      0.0
No. of Responses             17         13         10       15        4
Amherst Pierpont            0.6        0.3        290      3.2       NA
BofA/Merrill Lynch           NA        0.2         NA      3.1       NA
Barclays Capital            1.3        0.1        250      3.0       NA
BMO                         2.8        0.3        265      3.0      1.0
Capital Economics           2.0        0.3         NA      3.1       NA
CIBC                        0.7        0.3         NA      3.0      1.0
Credit Suisse               0.6        0.5         NA      3.2       NA
FT Advisors                 1.0        0.1        260      3.1      1.0
Goldman Sachs               0.7        0.5        255      3.0       NA
Morgan Stanley             -0.4         NA         NA      3.0       NA
Natwest                     1.5         NA        270       NA       NA
NTL Bank Canada             0.6        0.2         NA      3.1       NA
RBC                         2.0        0.7        300      3.0       NA
SocGen                     -0.6        0.0         NA       NA       NA
Stone McCarthy              1.7         NA        260      3.1       NA
TD Securities               0.2         NA         NA       NA       NA
UBS                         0.8        0.2        280      3.0       NA
UMaryland                   1.5         NA        265      3.0      1.0
** 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,M$U$$$]

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