1.   Industrial output declined in April and March, the first back-to-back decreases in more than four years.

2.   It was the first decrease in three weeks.

3.   It was the first decrease of the year.

4.   It was the first decrease in almost three years.

5.   It was the first decrease in more than a decade.

6.   It was the first decrease in rates in two years.

7.   It was the first decrease in interest rates in two years.

8.   It also was the first decrease in nonrevolving credit this year.

9.   It was the first decrease in nearly three years.

10.   It was the first decrease in the rate in two years, and the stock market immediately rallied.