Select Forecasts of Key Economic Statistics

Quarterly Estimates
 
Est. 1Q/2Q 2006 GDP % Change
Est. 1Q/2Q 2006 Unemployment Rate %
Est. Fed Funds Rate 6.30.06/12.31.06
Est. 10-Year Treasury 6.30.06/12.31.06
Next Release Date
2/28/2006
3/3/2006
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ABN Amro - S. Ricchiuto
3.90/3.40
4.70/4.80
5.00/5.00
4.80/4.80
Argus Research - R. Yamarone
3.80/3.10
4.30/4.38
5.25/5.50
4.38/4.45
Barclays Capital - D. Maki
4.50/3.00
4.75/4.55
4.75/4.75
4.55/5.00
BNP Paribas - B. Fabrri
4.90/3.80
4.60/4.55
4.75/4.50
4.55/4.00
Cantor Viewpoint - J. Herrmann
2.60/2.60
4.50/4.60
5.00/5.00
4.87/5.08
CSFB - N. Soss
4.70/3.70
4.50/4.50
4.50/4.50
4.50/4.75
Goldman Sachs - E. McKelvey
4.50/4.00
4.75/5.00
5.00/5.00
5.00/4.50
Lehman Brothers - J. Abate
4.80/3.20
4.60/5.00
5.00/5.00
5.00/5.00
Mortgage Bankers - D. Duncan
3.30/2.00
4.50/4.60
4.75/4.75
4.60/4.80
MFR - J. Shapiro
5.30/2.70
4.65/4.90
5.00/5.00
4.90/5.25
Northern Trust - P. Kasriel
4.00/2.50
4.55/4.45
4.25/3.75
4.45/4.00
Wells Fargo - S. Anderson
3.80/3.50
4.60/4.70
5.00/5.00
4.70/4.80
Averages
4.14/3.14
4.99/5.07
5.25/5.25
5.10/5.14
Previous Month Averages
3.54/3.36
4.99/4.93
4.75/4.75
4.79/4.98
 
Monthly Estimates
 
Est. /06 Capacity Utilization
Est. 1/06 Housing Starts
Est. 1/06 Industrial Production
Est. 12/05 Leading Indicators
Next Release Date
2/10/2006
2/16/2006
2/15/2006
2/21/2006
ABN Amro
80.9%
2,030
0.40%
0.10%
Banc America Securities
80.8%

2,040
0.20%
0.50%
Cantor Fitzgerald
80.7%
2,030
0.10%
0.20%
Citigroup
80.7%
2,140
0.20%
n/a
Claymore Investments
80.7%
1,990
0.30%
n/a
CSFB
80.5%
2,050
-0.30%
0.80%
Goldman Sachs
80.8%
2,030
0.30%
n/a
JP Morgan
80.9%
2,000
0.50%
0.20%
Lehman Brothers
80.9%
2,000
0.40%
n/a
Merrill Lynch
80.6%
1,970
0.00%
0.50%
MFR
80.6%
2,050
0.00%
n/a
Morgan Stanley
80.8%
2,050
0.30%
0.70%
Morgan Keegan
80.8%
1,963
0.30%
-0.10%
Averages
80.7%
2,026
0.21%
0.36%