Very few of the responses will have a post-attack impact, ... In the last two weeks people have ... been very distracted. Filling out response cards to consumer confidence surveys has not really been their number one priority.

November 2001 will be viewed as the trough

I think we are going to get a couple more quiet numbers. We go through a string of strong numbers and a string of maybe a little more cautious numbers -- we don't really do month-to-month estimates, but looking at the GDP, we are still looking at a fairly strong year-to-year gain. I think the market will breathe a little sigh of relief.

Probably the most critical impact of higher energy prices is their ability to weaken consumer spending.

In economies with less regulation, companies can use information communications technology that link sectors to one another in ways that create joint productivity.

not until we see some resolution of the Asian crisis.