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To: getanewlife who wrote (76322)	6/8/2002 10:25:47 AM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 99280

ECRI - LMAO reuters.com The Economic Cycle Research Institute's Weekly Leading Index rose to 124.2 in the week ended May 31 -- its highest level since October 2000 -- from 121.9 in the prior week as weekly jobless claims slipped to a one-year low ======================================================================= Check this response out. comstockfunds.com "Contrary to some of the headlines, today's employment report for May supports our belief that the economic recovery may be faltering. First, the 41,000 added to payroll employment fell short of expectations for an increase of 54,000. Second, the April number, originally reported at plus 43,000, was revised downward to plus 6,000. This was the third consecutive month that the increase in employment was almost revised away. Third, the annual benchmark revisions indicated that the employment picture for the past 12 months was much worse than reported. With the benchmark revisions in place, April total employment was 523,000 less than indicated by the past monthly data. As a result of the tepid employment numbers, the low consumer savings rate, the end of the tax refund season, record debt and the end of zero rate auto financing, we think that consumer spending may falter in the months ahead, and that there is no other strong driver to propel the economy ahead." ================================================================== What a bunch of morons. Why do these morons have to revise every nummber down, or get all hyped up about numbers (if they are someone else's) that are revised lower, month after month after month after month after month. Are these employment numbers and GDP numbers coming from the US BOFM (US Bureau of False Numbers?). Is the ECRI a subsidiary of the BOFM? Does the ECRI subtract from its lies (er numbers) when GDP, housing starts, employment numbers etc are revised lower or is the ECRI only allowed to go up at this point? M