101.   The second-quarter GDP figures will help clarify whether the several trillion supposedly unspent yen finally made its way into the economy, economists said.

102.   The survey results indicate the economy grew more briskly than expected last year, economists said.

103.   The U.S. economy will continue to grow, spurring inflation and forcing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, a highly regarded U.S. economist said today.

104.   These rates would need to decline substantially in the next year if the French government and central bank are to get their way, economists said.

105.   They support the principle of exchange-rate mechanisms as a means of providing fiscal and inflation disciple and are unlikely to qualify for the euro, economists said.

106.   They pay the wages of the Realtors, retailers, bankers and repair people that the aerospace worker uses -- an employment multiplier of three, say many economists.

107.   This bleak news should keep the Bank of Japan from raising interest rates any time this year, economists said.

108.   Those companies probably finished investing in the machines they needed to replace immediately, accounting for the expected slowdown this year, economists said.

109.   Those numbers will soon sound like ancient history, economists said.

110.   Those policies have helped to underpin the current recovery, economists said.