UK Forecasts: Data For Week Of April 26

LONDON (MNI) – Below is a survey of analysts’ forecasts for the
UK data due out in the week beginning April 26.

! ! ! ! Apr ! Apr !
! Apr ! Apr ! Mar ! CBI ! GfK !
! Nationwide! N’wide! BBA ! Dist. ! Consumer !
! House ! House ! Mortgage ! Trades ! Confidence!
! Prices ! Prices! Approvals! Sales ! Index !
! m/m % ch ! y/y ! 000s ! Balance! !
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Median forecast 0.4 9.7 38 15.0 -15.5
High forecast 0.5 9.9 39 20.0 -14.0
Low forecast 0.2 9.6 36 10.0 -18.0
Previous period 0.7 9.0 35.276 13.0 -15.0
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Number Responses 5 5 7 7 8
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Action Economics 0.5 9.9 38 14.0 -16.0
Barclays Cap. n/a n/a n/a 15.0 n/a
Capital Economics n/a n/a n/a 15.0 -14.0
Citi n/a n/a 36 n/a n/a
Global Insight 0.5 9.8 39 17.0 -16.0
ING n/a n/a n/a n/a -17.0
Investec 0.3 9.7 39 n/a -18.0
JP Morgan 0.4 9.6 38 14.0 -14.0
Lloyds n/a n/a 38 10.0 -15.0
RBS n/a n/a 36 20.0 -14.0
UBS 0.2 9.6 n/a n/a n/a
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