Those familiar with home-purchasing trends say that people buy when the market is going up, not when it is going down.

The latest trend in shampoo/conditioners says it will!

The rise reflects a statewide trend, a spokeswoman for the department, Frances Tarlton, said.

"A new trend with the kids," she said.

"If you compare June 2003 compared to June 2002, employment is down," a trend that dates back to at least 2001, he said.

The Scholars' Academy reversed that trend, officials said.

The compensation packages of fund managers also feed the trend toward closet indexing, executive recruiters and industry officials say.

Many hospitals are already under pressure to scale back those programs, and the new Medicare policy will hasten that trend, the officials said.

What do these trends say about the level of capital spending for 1988?

"The trend is clearly saying not everyone needs to go to jail," Mr. Feinblatt said.