LONDON (MNI) – Below is a poll of analysts’ forecasts for UK data
due out in the week beginning April 12: the March chartered surveyors
(RICS) house price survey and the February trade data.

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! March ! Feb ! !
! RICS ! Visible ! Feb !
! House ! Trade ! Total !
! Price ! Balance ! Trade !
! Balance ! Stg bln ! Stg bln !
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Median forecast* 20.0 -7.4 -3.2
High forecast 20.0 -7.0 -2.8
Low forecast 10.0 -7.6 -4.1
Previous period 17.5 -8.0 -3.8
Date Out Apr 13 Apr 13 Apr 13
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Number of responses 10 10 9
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4Cast 20.0 -7.4 n/a
Action Economics 20.0 -7.4 n/a
Barclays Cap. 10.0 -7.2 n/a
BNP Paribas 17.0 -7.0 n/a
Capital Economics n/a -7.5 -3.2
Citi n/a n/a -3.0
Commerzbank n/a n/a -2.9
Fortis 20.0 n/a n/a
Global Insight 20.0 -7.0 -2.8
ING 19.0 n/a n/a
Investec n/a -7.4 -3.4
JP Morgan n/a n/a -4.0
Lloyds 20.0 -7.4 -4.1
RBS 22.0 -7.4 -3.1
Sumitomo Mitsui 20.0 n/a n/a
UBS n/a -7.6 -3.2
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e-mail: drobinson@marketnews.com.

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