1.   And stocks continued in the erratic pattern that brought declines in the Dow Jones industrial average early last week before a rebound to record levels on Thursday and Friday.

2.   Demand for durable goods tends to be volatile from month to month because of the erratic pattern of orders for aircraft and defense hardware.

3.   Economists caution against reading too much into this report because of the erratic pattern of orders for commercial jetliners and military weaponry.

4.   Many investors and economists watch this index core rate because it excludes the often erratic pattern of food and energy prices.

5.   Orders for durable goods tend to be volatile from month to month because of the erratic pattern of orders for commercial jetliners and military hardware.

6.   Orders for durable goods tend to be volatile from month to month because of the erratic pattern of orders for commercial jetliners and military weaponry.

7.   Orders for durable goods tend to be volatile from one month to the next because of the erratic pattern of orders for commercial jetliners and military hardware.

8.   Orders for durable goods tend to fluctuate -- sometimes wildly -- from month to month because of the erratic pattern of orders for commercial jetliners and military hardware.

9.   Orders for durable goods tend to fluctuate from month to month because of the erratic pattern of orders for commercial jetliners and defense hardware.

10.   Orders tend to be volatile from month to month because of the erratic pattern of orders for commercial jetliners and military hardware.