We are working on significant expansions and new opportunities, combining to make the outlook for future growth very positive.

Second-half growth is not expected to be as difficult to obtain.

It isn't necessarily about 'does my future have a relationship in it? Is there love out there for me?' It's about having a new life and being inspired to live it.

That's just a little taste of what's liable to happen at some point in the not-so-distant future. There's no reason why a much bigger earthquake couldn't happen there.

For 2006, prospects for economic growth and the automotive industry are positive. Most economists are predicting growth of 3.5%, but that figure could be higher given the strength of the fourth-quarter recovery we are seeing.

This budget marks a path of fiscal consolidation ... which marks a long-term positive for economic growth and equity markets.