In fact, between 1998 and 1999, both percentages rose, after falling for several years.

Unit labor costs rose by 1.8 percent after falling during the previous six months.

Egg prices rose sharply after falling for three straight months.

Still, oil prices rose 12 percent for the week after falling sharply the previous week.

Military orders rose 16.9 percent, to $11.2 billion, after falling 10 percent in October.

The price of home heating oil rose 6 percent, after falling 8.3 percent in January.

Military spending has begun to rise after falling at the end of the cold war.

Verizon shares rose 5 cents, to $45.66 after falling 3 percent Friday.

Merck & Company also rose after falling sharply for two and a half weeks.

The price of gold rose $17.30, to $577.05 an ounce, yesterday, after falling 12.6 percent in the previous seven days.