1.   The economy shrank and inflation zoomed.

2.   Among forecasters, there is little doubt that the economy is shrinking.

3.   Bonds hardly moved after an Economic Planning Agency report verified the economy shrank in June.

4.   A report from the Economic Planning Agency verifying that the economy shrank in June hardly moved bonds, since it was expected.

5.   A separate report on layoffs showed that the economy is still shrinking, however.

6.   By the end of the war, the economy had shrunk by two-thirds.

7.   Economists expect the three-week strike will ensure that during the fourth quarter the French economy shrank.

8.   Economists say the Mexican economy is beginning to stabilize, but predict unemployment will continue to increase and the economy will actually shrink this year.

9.   Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan took note of the weakness today, saying that the economy may be shrinking in the current second quarter.

10.   He also said Cendant will be able to increase its share of its markets even if the economy shrinks.