11.  As was usual the government released no economic statistics considered reliable by international commentators.

12.  The modern census is but one expression of this movement, as well as the development and vastly increased scope of economic statistics and other methods of social accounting.

13.  Chile is to study incorporating environmental accounting in national economic statistics such as gross national product.

14.  Although economic statistics in China are badly incomplete, failing to account for an enormous underground economy, the twin trends of high growth and low inflation are clear.

15.  American economic statistics that have come out since the attack have gotten little attention, but they have been depressing.

16.  Anyone who has looked at how economic statistics are constructed knows that they are based as much on educated guesswork as on hard facts.

17.  Applegate said new economic statistics, particularly figures on labor costs out Tuesday, eased concern that inflation and interest rates are headed higher.

18.  As for inventories, more recent economic statistics suggest stockpiles are growing.

19.  As part of a review of economic statistics, the government said it has developed a better measure of GDP, especially for services.

20.  AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY IS RESILIENT While most industrial countries are slowing down or worrying about a slowdown, Australia is surprisingly buoyant, the latest economic statistics show.