101.   January is the first month the ministry released the figures in yen rather than dollars.

102.   Last summer, the Manpower Demonstration Research Corp. of New York released figures on the most successful welfare-to-work program to date.

103.   Local retailers generally outpaced their counterparts nationwide last month due to a strengthening economy and years of pent-up demand, sales figures released Thursday showed.

104.   MacSoft says, without releasing figures, that Civilization sales are brisk, surpassing its expectations.

105.   March quarter GDP figures will be released by the government on Wednesday.

106.   Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve released figures showing the economy continues to grow.

107.   Ministers take the lead and release positive figures themselves in parliament, or at media events like ribbon-cutting ceremonies.

108.   Measuring how much money was spent online is imprecise, especially because most online stores decline to release sales figures.

109.   Most of the manufacturers are private companies that decline to release sales figures.

110.   MITI also released figures for wholesale and small retail shops.