11.   In Massachusetts, consumer confidence has also slipped slightly, according to the Mass Insight-New England Economic Project quarterly survey.

12.   Investors said the quarterly survey is likely to show many corporate managers remain pessimistic about the economy.

13.   Manufacturing activity continued to improve in the Plains states in January, according to a quarterly survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

14.   On Friday, the Bank of Japan will release its quarterly tankan survey of business sentiment.

15.   On Wednesday, the quarterly tankan survey of business sentiment showed that managers are still pessimistic about the economy.

16.   P.S. A poll taken for MCI One Monitor, a quarterly survey of communication trends, has found that women are more likely than men to discuss the future.

17.   The Bank of Japan unveils its key quarterly survey of business sentiment later this month.

18.   The Bank of Japan tomorrow will release its quarterly tankan survey of business managers.

19.   The central bank releases the tankan, a quarterly survey of business sentiment, in early September.

20.   The central bank releases its quarterly survey of business sentiment, known as the tankan, on Wednesday.