Select Forecasts of Key Economic Statistics

Quarterly Estimates
 
Est. 3Q/4Q 2005 GDP % Change
Est. 3Q/4Q 2005 Unemployment Rate %
Est. Fed Funds Rate 12.31.05/6.30.06
Est. 10-Year Treasury 12.31.05/6.30.06
Next Release Date
9/28/2005
10/7/2005
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ABN Amro - S. Ricchiuto
3.6/2.8
5.0/5.1
3.75/4.50
4.25/4.60
Argus Research - R. Yamarone
3.3/2.8
5.0/4.8
4.25/4.50
4.40/4.70
Bank of America - P. Kretzmer
3.9/2.8
5.0/5.0
4.00/4.50
4.40/4.70
Cantor Fitzgerald - J. Herrmann
4.3/3.1
5.0/4.9
4.00/4.25
4.16/4.04
Claymore Investments - B. Wesbury
4.3/5.0
5.1/5.0
4.00/4.75
4.75/5.65
Conference Board - K. Goldstein
3.1/3.2
5.0/5.1
3.75/4.00
4.50/4.50
CSFB - N. Soss
3.0/4.0
5.0/5.0
4.25/4.75
4.15/4.70
Goldman Sachs - E. McKelvey
3.5/2.5
5.0/5.0
4.00/5.00
4.20/4.80
J.P. Morgan - J. Nazareth
4.0/2.5
5.0/4.9
4.00/4.50
4.75/5.00
MFR - J. Shapiro
3.9/2.3
5.0/4.9
4.25/4.50
5.10/5.30
Morgan Keegan - K. Ratajczak
3.1/1.5
5.2/n/a
4.00/4.00
4.29/4.34
Wells Capital Management - G. Schlossberg
4.0/3.0
5.1/5.2
4.00/4.50
4.60/4.80
Averages
3.7/3.0
5.0/5.0
4.02/4.48
4.46/4.76
Previous Month Averages
4.7/3.6
5.0/4.9
4.13/4.46
5.06/5.15
 
Monthly Estimates
 
Est. 8/05 Consumer Price Index
Est. 9/05 University of Michigan Confidence Index
Est. 8/05 Housing Starts
Est. 8/05 Leading Indicators
Next Release Date
9/15/2005
9/16/2005
9/20/2005
9/22/2005
ABN Amro
0.4
86.0
n/a
n/a
Argus Research
0.8
82.5
2,000
-0.3
Banc America Securities
0.6
n/a
2,100
-0.2
Barclays Capital
0.7
86.5
n/a
n/a
Cantor Fitzgerald
0.4
82.0
2,000
0.2
Citigroup
0.6
79.0
2,010
0.1
CSFB
0.6
86.0
2,050
-0.3
JP Morgan
0.6
87.0
2,000
0.1
Lehman Brothers
0.5
87.0
2,050
n/a
Morgan Stanley
0.6
n/a
2,020
-0.4
Morgan Keegan
0.2
n/a
2,047
-0.3
Averages
0.5
84.5
2,031
-0.1