11.  Analysts said that the string of economic data this week pointed to unexpectedly robust growth.

12.  And as economic data began to confirm in November that the economy was slowing, the rally in the bond market gained momentum.

13.  And Monday new economic data showed once again that despite forecasts of a slowdown, the economy was not cooperating so far.

14.  And where Alan Greenspan once made his reputation by studying obsure railroad car statistics, today a South Georgia farmer can read economic data on his wireless Palm Pilot.

15.  Another problem with European economic data is its long lags.

16.  As a result, investors will probably have to endure weeks and perhaps months of possibly depressing economic data, while they wait for more rate cuts.

17.  As long as the deadlock continues, investors will miss the economic data scheduled to be released next week that shows economic growth, such as the unemployment rate.

18.  As a result, many economists have concluded that the Fed will not move again on rates until next spring regardless of what the economic data say.

19.  As technology investors fretted over the prospects for corporate earnings, market strategists said they were waiting for economic data to conclusively show the nature of the slowdown.

20.  Assaf declined to give further details about the economy of the Saudi kingdom, which regards most economic data as state secrets.