MNI Survey of US Economic Forecasts: Sep 29

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                                                     Core               Final

                      Personal  Current Dollar  PCE Price      MNI       Mich

                        Income             PCE      Index  Chicago  Sentiment

Data For                   Aug             Aug        Aug      Sep        Sep

Denomination           Pct Chg         Pct Chg    Pct Chg    Index      Index

Median Forecast **         0.2             0.1        0.2     59.0       95.3

High Forecast              0.3             0.2        0.2     60.0       96.0

Low Forecast               0.1             0.0        0.1     58.0       94.5

Mean                       0.2             0.1        0.2     59.1       95.2

Standard Deviation         0.1             0.1        0.0      0.6        0.4

No. of Responses            17              16         10        9         10

Amherst Pierpont           0.2             0.1        0.2       NA       95.5

BofA/Merrill Lynch         0.3              NA        0.1     60.0         NA

Barclays Capital           0.3             0.1        0.2     60.0       95.0

BMO                        0.2             0.1        0.1     58.7       95.3

Capital Economics          0.1             0.0        0.2       NA         NA

CIBC                       0.1             0.2         NA       NA         NA

Credit Suisse              0.2             0.2        0.2       NA       94.5

FT Advisors                0.2             0.1         NA     59.1       95.3

Goldman Sachs              0.3             0.2        0.2     59.5       95.1

Morgan Stanley             0.3             0.1         NA       NA         NA

Natwest                    0.1             0.1        0.2       NA         NA

NTL Bank Canada            0.1             0.1         NA       NA         NA

RBC                        0.2             0.1         NA     59.0       96.0

SocGen                     0.3             0.2         NA       NA         NA

Stone McCarthy              NA              NA         NA     58.9       94.5

TD Securities              0.2             0.1        0.2       NA         NA

UBS                        0.2             0.2        0.2     58.0       95.5

UMaryland                  0.3             0.1         NA     58.4       95.3

** 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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