The first quarter GDP advance report will....>

DOLLAR: The first quarter GDP advance report will be released at the bottom of

the hour, with the median forecast among analysts in an MNI survey calling for a

2.0% gain in GDP and a 2.4% rise in the chain price index. MNI's data team note

in the past two years, analysts have shown a clear tendency to overestimate

advance reports of GDP. Analysts have overestimated the advance report six of

the last eight quarters. Further, when analysts overestimate, they miss by a

larger degree than when they underestimate, with an average overestimate miss of

0.43 compared to an average underestimate of 0.25. For the full report please

see MNI Main Wire 1235BST.