LONDON (MNI) – Below is a survey of analysts’ forecasts for the UK
data out on May 27: the May GfK Consumer Confidence Index, at 0001 BST
(2301 GMT May 26) and the May Nationwide house price survey, out at 0700
BST (0600 GMT).

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! ! May ! May !
! May ! Nationwide ! Nationwide !
! GfK ! House ! House !
! Consumer ! Prices ! Prices !
! Confidence! % ch ! % ch !
! Index ! m/m ! y/y !
! May-27 ! May-27 ! May-27 !
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Median forecast -31.0 -0.1 -1.7
High forecast -29.0 0.1 -1.5
Low forecast -32.5 -0.4 -1.9
Previous period -31.0 -0.2 -1.3
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Number of responses 12 7 6
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ABN Amro -31.0 n/a n/a
Barclays Cap. n/a 0.0 -1.7
BNP Paribas -31.0 n/a n/a
Capital Economics -31.0 n/a n/a
Global Insight -31.0 0.0 -1.7
HSBC -32.5 n/a n/a
ING -31.0 -0.4 n/a
Investec -29.0 0.1 -1.6
JP Morgan -31.0 -0.3 -1.5
Lloyds TSB -31.0 -0.2 -1.9
RBS -30.0 n/a n/a
Soc. Generale -29.0 n/a n/a
Sumitomo Mitsui -29.0 -0.1 -1.8

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