"When we're looking at the alcohol figures there's good and bad news in there at the same time, " he told the BBC.
At the time, SRC described the figures as a "relatively good result" at the end of a "relentlessly tough year".
So, today's figures will be considered good news at the Bank of England, even if it does reflect the rather bad news we have been getting about the state of the recovery.
Also, 3M figures it has particularly good money managers at work.
Welsh Liberal Democrat business spokeswoman Eluned Parrott AM said: "These figures are good news and something that governments at both ends of the M4 must work on together to keep improving".
Looking at the figures I'd have to say they are remarkably good.
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During the second quarter, more companies issued better-than-expected figures than worse-than-expected ones, hinting at more good news ahead.
If the patterns show enough in common using the same Internet address at similar times, for instance the company figures there is a good chance they are from one anonymous user.
The proportion of teenagers achieving at least five good GCSEs including English and maths has fallen for the first time, official figures show.
The figures also show the proportion of pupils at schools rated as inadequate achieving five good GCSEs rises by 10.6 percentage points to 42.3% if equivalent qualifications are included, while in outstanding schools it rises 4.6 percentage points to 68.1%.
"I think the figures are very good news because of all the hard work that has gone on looking at sexual health and educating youngsters about contraception, " she said.
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Paul Collingwood provided a good foil at the other end as Pietersen looked set to emulate his feat against Australia in 2005 by reaching three figures.
He capitalised on his good fortune by reaching three figures for the first time since making a brilliant 143 not out against the same opponents at last year's World Cup.
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