91.   The danger is that the government will yield to such pressure and spend its way out of trouble, economists said.

92.   The Government was being over-cautious in taking such a gradual approach to price rises, the economist said.

93.   The key, economists said, is whether there is a sustained rise in consumer spending, which has been depressed amid high unemployment and rising taxes.

94.   The improvements in consumer confidence and home sales clearly are linked, say economists.

95.   The large inventories, reflecting the economic slowdown in purchases, need to be whittled down for firms to resume full production, economists said.

96.   The new reports provide more evidence indicating the economy has picked up steam in the latter half of this year, economists said.

97.   The local economy will continue to get a boost from spending on quake repairs for some time, economists said.

98.   The new data, some economists said, could allow the Fed to leave short-term interest rates low for a while.

99.   The problem with a franc-mark link, economists said, is that once established, it will invite currency speculation sooner or later.

100.   The recovery in the current account probably stems from the repatriation of share dividends made overseas, and in foreign investment in Germany, said economists.