1.   Output expectations for the next four months are the highest recorded by the authoritative monthly survey since May last year.

2.   Also on Friday, the National Association of Purchasing Management releases its monthly survey of manufacturers.

3.   Also, manufacturers based in the Southeastern U.S. said their nationwide business slowed in May, according to a monthly survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

4.   And consumers grew more optimistic about their economic prospects in July, according to a monthly survey by the University of Michigan.

5.   And while stockpiles remain high, the latest monthly survey of producers by the International Primary Aluminum Institute showed production rising for the third straight month.

6.   At the same time the University of Michigan released a monthly survey showing consumer sentiment fell in February, for the first time in months.

7.   Bonds fell after a monthly survey of purchasing managers showed more of them taking increased orders and paying higher prices.

8.   A monthly survey from Merrill Lynch International showed U.S. fund managers are becoming less enthusiastic about investing in Europe, and France in particular.

9.   A monthly survey of manufacturers based in Southeast states released today suggests the U.S. economy may be starting to throttle back -- and inflation may be picking up.