31.   The September increase was in line with consensus forecasts.

32.   The October factory orders data was in line with the consensus forecast of Wall Street economists.

33.   The revision was in line with the consensus forecast from Wall Street economists.

34.   The consensus forecast from Wall Street economists had been for October factory orders to fall one percent.

35.   The consensus forecast of Wall Street economists was for the consumer sentiment index to remain unchanged in May.

36.   The consensus forecast for July had been for indicators to remain unchanged.

37.   The consensus forecast of Wall Street economists was for orders to increase one percent in February.

38.   The consensus forecast was for jobless claims to remain unchanged.

39.   The consensus forecast from Wall Street economists had been for inventories to remain unchanged in December.

40.   The consensus forecast from Wall Street economists had been for July factory orders to rise one percent.