It was the second consecutive drop to the limit allowed for daily trading.

It was the second consecutive monthly drop in the inflation rate.

It was the seventh consecutive drop, and the lowest level since October 1978, the bank board said.

The decline in the overall index marked the third consecutive monthly drop.

It is the second consecutive drop in annual rates, which are now at the lowest level since 1991, the study said.

That was the ninth consecutive drop posted in the twice-weekly report.

This was the second consecutive monthly drop and the biggest in seven months.

It was the third consecutive monthly drop in housing starts.

The decline, the third consecutive monthly drop, was much larger than most analysts had been anticipating.

Transportation orders tumbled 5 percent, to $28.3 billion, for the third consecutive drop.