And college women twenty-one to twenty-three had bigger increases than non-students in that age group.

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Many analysts now estimate the American economy to have grown 4.1% in 1999, compared with the expected 3.9% -- meaning that the U.S. Federal Reserve's three increases last year did not cool the economy as intended.

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During this same period of time most automotive companies have had at least three price increases and general inflation (CPI) has gone up 8.75 percent.

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Three more increases have followed, the most recent on Tuesday.

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