1.   But some economists said they feared productivity might taper off dramatically this year as economic growth Declines.

2.   Buying a home could become more expensive, some economists say, even though housing prices and mortgage rates would fall.

3.   Economists said the bad news was most pronounced, and most disconcerting, in manufacturing.

4.   Economists say raising the minimum wage would have a negligible effect on employment rates.

5.   Economists say they expect continued steady growth throughout the year.

6.   Equally important to continued economic growth, say the economists, is the high-tech spending boom.

7.   Other economists say raising the minimum wage would have negligible effects on employment.

8.   Some economists say that Declining population growth rates have defused the population bomb.

9.   Other economists say any punitive measures against foreign companies would hurt U.S. interests.

10.   Economists say the ruling may have saved Rover.