But by the time you get hard data points the stocks have already moved.

Its report said all the data pointed to a disappointing picture.

The data also point to business overhead that is too expensive.

But not all the data released yesterday pointed to strong growth.

For some economists, the data pointed to even slower growth in the months ahead.

But monthly economic data pointed to a downturn beginning then, he said.

"The data given in the inscription pointed to this very spot," Tom ended.

Most other data also pointed to a robust economy.

"This is not a false alarm," he said of the data pointing to higher inflation rates.

Moreover, he said, there are not even any data pointing to an optimum salt consumption.