91.   The government is scheduled to release economic growth figures for the first quarter on Friday.

92.   The meager growth figures showed that while the economy is no longer shrinking, it has yet to emerge conclusively into recovery.

93.   The poor, but largely expected, first-quarter economic growth figures released last Friday were discounted by the market days before their announcement, traders said.

94.   The newspaper said the currency turmoil that has hit several Southeast Asian nations has been a major factor in the disappointing growth figures.

95.   The official Singapore gross domestic product growth figures for the third quarter are expected to be released this week.

96.   The report did not provide a breakdown of growth figures or total value of output from other industrial sectors, such as collective and rural enterprises and private enterprise.

97.   The statistics office also revised downward its previous GDP growth figure for the third quarter.

98.   The survey did not give the growth figures for leasing companies.

99.   Tokyo share prices surged noticeably in the afternoon as investors waited for the release of the growth figures.

100.   Treasurer Peter Costello said the growth figures demonstrated the resilience of the Australian economy.