1.   Analysts said the first quarter figures exceeded expectations but the company had not given new strategic guidance.

2.   Analysts saw the second quarter figures as a sign that business was turning around at Levi.

3.   Charles Hill, director of research at First Call Inc., which tracks corporate earnings, already notes a sharp downward revision in fourth quarter figures.

4.   Even considering the extraordinary influences, the third quarter figures exceeded some analysts forecasts.

5.   Many believe that revised third quarter figures will show a contraction in the US economy.

6.   March quarter figures likely will be revised lower.

7.   March quarter GDP figures will be released by the government on Wednesday.

8.   Metallgesellschaft said the first quarter figures may not accurately predict the year to come, because contracts for long-term projects typically come in later in the year.

9.   September quarter growth figures are due Wednesday.

10.   She said a first quarter dip in demand for computers in the U.S. will show up as weak second quarter trade figures in Singapore.