This compared with a 2 percent growth rate during the first three months of the year.

That compared with 53 percent for all students during the same period.

That figure compares with $66.8 million during a similar period in 1989.

That figure is remarkable when compared to just 87,000 during the first six months of last year.

That compared with $1.8 billion and 89 cents a share during the period a year earlier.

That compares with 0.6% growth in more developed countries during the same period.

That compares with about $3 billion during last year's second quarter.

The interviews were compared with similar surveys during the last two years.

This compares with the very strong 7.6 million rate for domestic cars during the first nine months of the year.

The inflation rate compares to a 1.8 percent increase during September.