91.   Tokyo announced on Friday that the Japanese economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter, meaning the country is now technically in a recession.

92.   Tokyo stocks rose early Thursday after a U.S. government report showed the American economy shrank at a smaller-than-expected rate in the third quarter.

93.   While the economy is no longer shrinking, it has yet to emerge conclusively into recovery.

94.   Experts said the second quarter, which ended Friday, will have even lower figures, possibly showing that the economy shrank.

95.   Experts said the second quarter, which ended Friday, will have even lower figures, possibly even showing that the economy shrank.

96.   The Swiss economy probably would shrink further, it said, towards zero growth in the second quarter.

97.   News that the recession-mired Japanese economy had shrunk in the December quarter had little impact on the currency markets, they added.

98.   The comparatively high claims this year have released a storm of controversy at a time when the German economy is shrinking and unemployment is rising inexorably.

99.   The economy has shrunk seven percent over the first nine months of the year.