UK Data Forecasts: Feb Manuf. Output; Industrial Production

LONDON (MNI) – Below is a survey of analysts’ forecasts for the
February industrial production and manufacturing output data, due
out at 0830 GMT on Thursday, April 5.

Feb Feb Feb Feb
Ind Ind Man Man
Prod Prod Output Output
m/m y/y m/m y/y
% ch Feb % ch % ch
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Median Forecast 0.3 -2.2 0.15 0.2
High forecast 1.1 2.3 0.3 0.3
Low forecast -0.4 -3.1 -0.5 -0.5
Previous period -0.4 -3.8 0.1 0.3
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Number of responses 17 13 13 11
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4Cast 0.2 2.3 0 0
Barclays Capital 0.3 -2.2 0.2 0.2
Berenberg Bank 0.1 N/A N/A N/A
BNP Paribas 0.5 -2 0.2 0.2
BoA-ML N/A N/A 0 N/A
Citi -0.1 -3.1 -0.2 -0.2
Commerzbank 0.2 -2.3 N/A N/A
Deutsche 0.3 -2.2 0.2 0.2
HSBC 0.1 -2.3 -0.2 -0.2
ING 0.5 -1.9 0.3 0.3
JP Morgan 0.4 N/A N/A N/A
Natixis 0.6 -1.9 N/A N/A
Nomura 1.1 N/A -0.1 N/A
Soc. Generale 0.3 -2.2 0.3 0.3
Standard Chartered 0.4 -2.1 0.3 0.3
UBS 0.1 -2.4 0.1 0.1
UniCredit 0.6 N/A N/A N/A
West LB -0.4 -2.9 -0.5 -0.5

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