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To: Chris McConnel who wrote (8954)	10/28/2003 12:22:34 AM
From: Abner Hosmer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29602

theinquirer.net US computer sales aren't as strong as they appear Chief Merrill Lynch economist kicks away the financial chocks >>..Among other things, Rosenberg reports that the money being spent on computers and other technology by U.S. corporations is nowhere near what is being reported by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. While Washington reported corporate spending for technology to the tune of $133 billion, Rosenberg estimates the actual number is closer to $15 billion in his Sept.5th and Oct. 6th reports. That's about an 89% margin of error. The misleading numbers apparently are caused by a technique called "hedonic price indexing"..<<