It is also possible, economists say, the improvement may turn out to be little more than a temporary spike.

The first week of a program introducing electricity deregulation in Texas began with a temporary spike in prices.

When you look at CPU usage metrics, it is usually quite obvious when there are temporary spikes or periods of sustained high load.

Except for temporary spikes, I don't see long-term interest rates much higher than they are right now, and perhaps lower by year end.

Then we had some broken pipelines and, which interrupted supplies, which caused a temporary spike.

Despite all these efforts, every rainy season or hurricane has caused a temporary spike in cases and deaths.

There might be a temporary spike in revenue as people dump assets, but over the long run the Treasury would lose large sums.

It gained a temporary spike in popularity there during the early 20th century, corresponding with the French influenced Art Nouveau and Modernism aesthetic movements.

"After the temporary spike in the first quarter, inflation should settle down into the 5 percent range by midyear."

He warns, however, that while a temporary spike in inflation might benefit supermarkets, this could be offset by competitive pressures within the industry.