41.   English, whose company has thrived in good times and bad, had just navigated TJX through a year of double-digit sales increases.

42.   Every model in its line recorded sales increases.

43.   Every major automaker except Ford Motor reported sales increases in April, evidence of an economic recovery that helped propel the stock market Wednesday.

44.   European automakers also continued to report year-over-year sales increases.

45.   Favorable foreign exchange rates contributed two percentage points to the sales increase.

46.   Ford Motor Co., Chrysler Corp. and General Motors Corp. also saw their sales increase in July.

47.   Ford said it was the ninth straight month of year-over-year sales increases.

48.   Foreign automakers, including Volkswagen, Daimler Benz, BMW, Toyota, Nissan and Honda, reported sales increases for August.

49.   Halfords, an auto care chain, and Boots Opticians, also posted sales increases.

50.   Greater economic growth will boost the use of paper packaging materials as retail sales increase.