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US DATA PREVIEW: Update: The recently completed MNI economist poll now shows a

185,000 median estimate for  Friday's key December US nonfarm payroll employment

report. The MNI poll also projects a median estimate for the Dec. NFP of 190K

(vs prior Nov. 228K report gain.) 

- The MNI poll also projected median estimates for 183K Dec private payroll

employment in Dec. jobs report; a 4.1% jobless rate and 0.3% Avg Hourly Earnings

gain and 34.5 hours workweek. 

- Jefferies economists Ward McCarthy and Tom Simons expect 175,000 Dec. jobs

gain, a 170,000 private payrolls gain and a 4.0% bless rate and a 0.3% Avg

Hourly Earning gain. 

- TD economists expect 170K jobs gain, 4.1% jobless rate and 0.3% Avg Hourly

Earnings, while Univ of Maryland's Peter Morici had high poll estimate at 210K,

4.1% jobless rate and 0.2% AHE gain.

- RBC's Michael Cloherty, Tom Porcelli, Jacob Oubina expect 200K Dec jobs gain,

195K Dec private payrolls.