11.   Seasonal fluctuation also tends to peak during the summer, affecting all unemployment polls, the agency said.

12.   The company said seasonal fluctuations and the cancellation of sales of some ammunition were responsible for the decline, finance director Lars Wahlund said.

13.   The figures, contained in the quarterly national accounts report, are adjusted for seasonal fluctuations.

14.   The layoffs were not the result of post-Christmas letdowns or other seasonal fluctuations, Curry said.