31.   Ted Gibson, chief economist of the California Department of Finance, said a Fed rate increase would have minor impact on real estate.

32.   That increase has some investors thinking the economy will slow from April, and analysts say that will prevent bond prices from falling too far.

33.   The big air-fare increase for dogs has some of their masters howling.

34.   The increases would have cost taxpayers too much, he said.

35.   The importance of calories has been downplayed, as has the increase in the sugar content of many products to compensate for the lack of fat, he says.

36.   The increase in recalls has a variety of explanations.

37.   The increase would have to be spent on higher wages or training for nursing home workers.

38.   The increases have different causes, although emergence from a recession plays a role in all.

39.   The lira has since steadied, the tax increases will have worked themselves by early next year, and paper and steel prices have started coming down.

40.   The large increase has satisfied demand for Philippine debt among many investors, analysts said.