1.   The latest RIBA quarterly survey, published last month, paints a grim picture.

2.   These are the main findings of the latest Royal Bank of Scotland quarterly survey of exporters, conducted by the Small Business Research Trust and sponsored by the bank.

3.   Bond yields fell to record lows after a closely watched quarterly survey from the Bank of Japan showed ebbing business confidence.

4.   A quarterly survey to be released later Friday by the Bank of Japan is expected to show a decline in business optimism.

5.   After the release of the quarterly survey, central bank officials said the economy slowed more than they have expected.

6.   Dane also does a quarterly survey, but only of the seven largest cities.

7.   Earlier, bonds had been rising on a Bank of Japan quarterly survey that showed economic recovery was too slow to allow the central bank to raise interest rates.

8.   Factories continued to pare excess materials inventories but saw inventories of finished goods edge higher, according to a quarterly survey by the regional federal reserve bank.

9.   Half of the bonus is tied to meeting budget targets at their medical center and the other half is tied to maintaining member satisfaction as measured by quarterly surveys.

10.   In other encouraging signs, a quarterly survey compiled by the Economic Planning Agency said companies plan to spend more money on capital investment over the coming months.