1.   Another retail report, from LJR Redbook Research, also registered an increase.

2.   Another retail report, from LJR Redbook Research, also registered an increase for last week.

3.   Additionally, the Cahners Business Confidence Index on Monday registered an increase in December, as executive in manufacturing and construction exhibited holiday optimism.

4.   All regions except the Northeast registered an increase in construction activity, as starts of both single-family and multi-family projects posted solid gains.

5.   All regions except the Northeast registered an increase in construction activity, according to Commerce Department statistics.

6.   Consumer spending and factory production registered healthy increases in recent weeks, the government reported Friday, offering more evidence that the worst of the recession may be over.

7.   However, production of business equipment registered an increase.

8.   In the weeks since the Labor Department collected data for the November PPI, another measure of inflation has registered an increase.

9.   It also may register price increases linked to quality gains as inflation.

10.   New Hampshire was the only state in the region to register an increase.