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August 2006


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Monthly Estimates
	Est. 7/06 Producer Price Index	Est. 7/06 Capacity Utilization %	Est. 7/06 Consumer Price Index	Est. 7/06 Housing Starts (000)
Next Release Date	8/15/2006	8/16/2006	8/16/2006	8/16/2006
Argus Research	0.5	82.6	0.5	1,880
Bank of America	0.3	82.7	0.3	1,810
Citigroup	-0.2	82.8	-0.2	n/a
Credit Suisse	0.2	82.7	0.2	1,865
JP Morgan	-0.1	82.8	-0.1	1,810
Lehman Brothers	0.3	82.6	0.3	1,800
Merrill Lynch	0.5	82.5	0.5	1,830
Morgan Keegan	0.5	82.6	0.5	1,806
Morgan Stanley	0.1	82.9	-0.1	1,800
Averages	0.2	82.7	0.2	1,825

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