41.   Wages are rising faster than the labor cost index suggests, he said, because the index also measures benefits, which are not rising quickly.

42.   Among other criteria, the index measures access to knowledge and life styles.

43.   In addition to the new orders reading, indices measuring production and new export orders moved into growth territory.

44.   The air pollution index measures particles suspended in the air.

45.   The diffusion index measures the percentage of major manufacturers seeing conditions improve minus the percentage seeing conditions worsen.

46.   The coincident index measures the current state of the economy.

47.   The index measures life expectancy, literacy and the ability to buy goods and services.

48.   The index measures the percentage of firms seeing business conditions improve minus the percentage seeing conditions worsen.

49.   The index measures the percentage of major manufacturing companies that say business conditions are improving minus the percentage that say conditions are worsening.

50.   The index measures inflationary pressures before they reach the consumer.