US Data: Highlights of Market Estimates of Economic Forecasts

     WASHINGTON (MNI) - The following are highlights of forecasts for upcoming

U.S. economic indicators provided by Bloomberg estimates. The comment section

presents the key elements behind the median forecasts. 

Housing Starts & Building Permits (millions)                   

 Friday, Jan. 17 at 8:30 a.m. ET                             Actual:

                         Median:                        Dec19  Nov19  Oct19   

Starts                   1.380m                            -- 1.365m  1.314  

Permits                  1.460m                            -- 1.482m  1.461  

     Comments: Housing Starts & Building Permits are expected to remain

relatively steady at 1.380m and 1.460m, respectively.

Industrial Production (percent change)

 Friday, Jan. 17 at 9:15 a.m. ET                             

                                                             Actual:        

                          Median                        Dec19  Nov19  Oct19 

Ind. Prod.                 -0.2%                           --  +1.1%  -0.9% 

Cap. Util.                 77.0%                           --  77.3%  76.6%  

     Comments: Industrial production is expected to fall by -0.2% in December

with capital utilization staying nearly flat at 77.0%.

University of Michigan Survey for January (preliminary) 

 Friday, Jan. 17 at 10:00 a.m. ET                            Actual: 

                          Median                       Jan20p  Dec19  Nov19

Consumer Sent               99.3                           --   99.3   96.8

     Comments: The Michigan Sentiment index for December is expected to remain

unchanged at 99.3.

--MNI Washington Bureau; +86 (10) 8532-5998; email: ryan.hauser@marketnews.com

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