But an analysis of monthly deposit-growth rates at large commercial banks by Fox-Pitt, Kelton, an investment bank, shows a slowing that started in August 2003 and became more marked in 2004 and 2005.
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Nevertheless, nonresidential construction companies have been a major contributor to the overall industry growth in the last year or so, according to an analysis of private-company financial statements by Sageworks Inc.
He has been shy about specifics but shedding underperformers like the electronics testing and chemical analysis businesses would free up management to concentrate on high-growth, high-profit areas like printers, software and its recordable CD-ROM product.
Although growth in these regions is factored into our analysis, further upside could impact Wal-Mart International revenue per square foot.
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Indeed an analysis of foreign-born population by demographer Wendell Cox reveals that the fastest growth in the numbers of newcomers are actually in cities (metropolitan areas) not usually seen as immigrant hubs.
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The biggest computer-aided engineering software firms, Ansys, Dassault Systemes and LMS International, a Siemens subsidiary, have enjoyed double-digit revenue growth in recent years as large customers snap up their pricey suites of simulation and material analysis software.
Mr Blanchard's analysis showed that the impact of spending cuts and tax rises on economic growth had been 2-3 times greater in the lacklustre economic conditions since 2008, than had been the case in the previous three decades.
Mr Jorgenson's analysis convinces him that the American government's anti-poverty efforts, aided by economic growth, have some success.
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP growth slipped to 1.5 percent in the second quarter, following an already-disappointing 2.0 percent in the first quarter.
An analysis comparing Wal-Mart Stores' (nyse: WMT - news - people ) same-store sales growth to consumer spending data dating back to January 2004, compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, actually shows a negative correlation between the two.
But applying its own analysis of the so-called "fiscal multipliers" in different countries (the impact on growth of a given change in public spending or taxes) suggests that the socialist's approach would boost French GDP by about 0.2%, relative to President Sarkozy's plan, and cut France's public debt ratio slightly faster.
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