Economists said this was in line with general market perceptions of a slight moderation in economic growth.

But the decline in the total index reinforced market perceptions that inflation was not currently a concern.

Customer satisfaction data are among the most frequently collected indicators of market perceptions.

The Fed, indeed, confirmed this market perception of its policy by its refusal to lower interest rates last week.

And in any market perception is as powerful a force as reality.

The ads are intended to update market perceptions about the chain.

"It does reinforce market perception that there will not be an aggressive tightening cycle by the Fed," he said.

The market perception of future fossil fuel prices may have been revised downwards.

But as word spread of the apparently overwhelming success of the bombing attacks, the market perceptions turned.

It may suggest or confirm a market perception that American cars have lower value than the imports.