Select Forecasts of Key Economic Statistics

Quarterly Estimates
 
Est. 2Q/3Q 2006 GDP % Change
Est. 2Q/3Q 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
4/28/2006
5/5/2006
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Argus Research - R. Yamarone
3.10/2.80
4.90/4.90
5.25/5.50
4.90/5.50
Bank of America - P. Kretzmer
3.50/3.40
4.80/4.70
4.75/5.00
4.90/5.10
Barclays Capital - D. Maki
3.00/3.50
4.60/4.80
5.25/5.50
5.15/4.90
BNP Paribas - B. Fabbri
3.50/3.00
4.60/4.50
5.00/4.75
4.70/4.25
Cantor Fitzgerald - J. Herrmann
4.30/3.50
4.70/4.60
4.75/5.25
4.86/5.03
Conference Board - K. Goldstein
2.70/2.50
4.90/5.00
5.25/5.25
4.90/5.25
CSFB - N. Soss
3.70/3.40
4.70/4.70
5.00/5.00
5.10/5.00
Goldman Sachs - E. McKelvey
4.00/3.50
4.60/4.50
5.00/5.00
4.70/4.30
Insight Economics - S. Wood
3.50/2.50
4.60/4.70
5.00/5.25
4.90/5.00
MFR - J. Shapiro
2.50/2.80
4.80/4.80
5.00/5.00
5.05/5.50
Morgan Stanley - R. Berner
3.60/3.70
n/a
5.00/5.25
4.95/5.10
Northern Trust - P. Kasriel
2.50/2.50
4.90/5.00
5.00/4.75
4.80/4.50
Wells Fargo - G. Schlossberg
3.50/3.10
4.70/4.80
5.00/5.50
5.00/5.30
Averages
3.34/3.11
4.73/4.75
5.01/5.15
4.91/4.98
Previous Month Averages
3.18/n/a
4.78/n/a
4.96/4.96
4.72/4.78
 
Monthly Estimates
 
Est. 3/06 Producer Price Index
Est. 3/06 Annualized Housing Starts (000)
Est. 3/06 Consumer Price Index
Est. 3/06 Leading Economic Indicators
Next Release Date
4/18/2006
4/18/2006
4/19/2006
4/20/2006
Argus Research
0.7
2,150
0.5
0.2
Bank of America
0.5

2,010
0.3
0.2
Cantor Fitzgerald
0.6
2,090
0.4
-0.1
Credit Suisse
1.5
2,000
0.5
0.0
Lehman Brothers
0.6
2,050
0.4
0.3
Merrill Lynch
0.5
2,040
0.4
0.1
Morgan Keegan
1.5
2,078
0.3
-0.1
Morgan Stanley
0.0
2,000
0.4
0.0
Averages
0.7
2,052
0.4
0.1