11.   The move surprised most economists and sent currency traders into a confused frenzy over the euro, which rose and then slipped back.

12.   The move surprised economists, who had expected the Bank of England to hold rates steady.

13.   The numbers even surprised economists who make a career of studying such trends.

14.   The news surprised many economists, who had said the economy could not sustain such a low jobless rate.

15.   The one-tenth percent drop in unemployment, the second straight month of decline, surprised many economists, who had expected joblessness to rise.

16.   The result surprised economists, most of whom expected only a small change in either direction.

17.   The rise surprised many economists, since growth in the service economy slowed in each of the previous four months.

18.   The size of the May deficit surprised many economists, and led a few on Tuesday to lower modestly their predictions for American economic growth in the second quarter.

19.   The strength of the American economy has surprised economists and produced tax revenues well above estimates.

20.   Though economists were surprised by the data, the White House said it was not.