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To: sea_urchin who wrote (19341)	10/16/2003 6:11:35 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 81914

> The whole "economy" can be made to run on printed money (debt), manufactured statistics and media hype. In fact, a boom is just around the corner. reuters.com >>>The U.S. jobs market is showing signs of improvement and inflation remains low in the economy outside the energy sector, government reports on Thursday said. The number of Americans filing an initial claim for jobless benefits fell last week to the lowest level since early February, the Labor Department said, a hopeful sign for job seekers. Underlying inflation, stripping out volatile food and energy costs rose 0.1 percent in September, in line with expectations. Over the last 12 months, the core CPI has risen just 1.2 percent, the smallest increase since February 1966, the department said. "By and large these numbers so far today show a strong economy," said Pierre Ellis, senior international economist at Decision Economics.<<< Although every number has been manipulated or distorted or viewed in a particular way.