11.   In earlier years, traders used to complain about unusual movements in the markets in the days before the Tankan survey was released.

12.   Investors will get a look at manufacturing strength when the National Association of Purchasing Management releases its survey of business on Wednesday.

13.   Investors will get further clues about the strength of the economy tomorrow when the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia releases its April manufacturing survey.

14.   Investors will get more clues on the strength of the economy tomorrow, when the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia releases its April manufacturing survey.

15.   Mortgage bond investors got evidence that consumers are moving to lock in low rates when the Mortgage Bankers Association of America released its weekly survey of applications.

16.   Most markets declined this morning after the Conference Board, a New York business group, released a survey showing that consumer confidence was strong.

17.   Most opinion polls released new surveys Sunday showing that Yeltsin will win if enough people turn out to vote.

18.   Public health officials, who plan to release the survey next week, declined to comment on the findings.

19.   That warning came less than a week after a federal agency released a survey suggesting that farmers might be planting less of the popular crops this year.

20.   The benefits consulting firm will also release a survey of employer costs in the next few weeks.