31.   Tomorrow, traders and investors will get an important sign of whether inflation is poised to accelerate when the government releases its employment cost index for the third quarter.

32.   Traders and investors will get more information on inflation tomorrow and Friday, when the government will release its indices of producer and consumer prices.

33.   Tuesday, the Commerce Department reports on January new home sales and the Conference Board releases its index of leading economic indicators.

34.   Tomorrow, Americans are expected to get a glimpse of where the economy is headed as the Commerce Department releases its index of leading indicators.

35.   Traders and investors will get more information on inflation on Thursday and Friday, when the government will release its indices of producer and consumer prices.

36.   Two days later, the National Association of Purchasing Management will release its index of industrial activity.

37.   Analysts believe there may be a little less concern about inflation now that the May Consumer Price index has been released.

38.   The index will be released four times a year, with each quarterly report containing scores for two to three economic sectors and corresponding industries.

39.   In financial circles speculation by stock and bond dealers has been both rife and inconsistent, changing as quickly as official economic indices are released by the government.