1.   But growth in the second quarter was considerably stronger than had been projected by economists.

2.   Economists have been projecting a rebound by the middle of next year.

3.   Economic reports released on Friday were not quite as weak as economists had projected.

4.   If those expectations are accurate, extra costs could push grain prices below even the extremely low levels that federal economists recently projected.

5.   Spending slipped slightly in the last two months, but government economists project a resurgence over the next six to nine months.

6.   That is considerably cheaper than the costs some economists have projected for controlling industrial emissions of carbon dioxide.

7.   At a regional level, economists project that Ontario and Quebec will be particularly affected by the sharp slowdown.

8.   Economists had projected a smaller gain.

9.   Some economists project even slower growth in the current quarter.

10.   Most private economists project the same level of growth.