11.  Lacking timely official data, the ECB needs to pay more attention to surveys of business and consumer confidence.

12.  Like the Federal Reserve, the Clinton administration is reluctant to challenge the official data.

13.  No official data is available on the number of same-sex unions.

14.  Official sales data is available only through August.

15.  Only one child in five is born healthy, according to official data, which many experts say understate the problem.

16.  The Coast Guard gets its first official data on top deck-mounted exhaust systems next week.

17.  The report is not considered official USDA data.

18.  Though official data may be lacking, retailers reported a disappointing Christmas season.

19.  Despite official data Wednesday showing brisk domestic economic growth, the central bank cut its benchmark interest rate as a precaution against the slowing world economy.

20.  He said governments try to give the impression their efforts are improving the environment, although their own official data show the results can be seen differently.