The Government wants to keep the economic momentum going by holding down inflation with minimum pay raises and money for labor projects.

"This helps us build upon the economic momentum that's already here," he said.

In fifty-five cases there was no significant loss of economic momentum at all.

They also insist that the changes are necessary if Japan is ever to recover economic momentum.

Nor is economic momentum the only measure of progress.

Even if China maintains its economic momentum, there are mixed views about whether this will encourage democratic change any time soon.

For city officials, the biotechnology move is the means to create new economic momentum in Phoenix's thinly developed downtown.

Other sectors, he said, are going to have to pick up some of the economic momentum.

But the economic momentum should continue through the quarter ending in September, he said.

"That does suggest there could be some loss of economic momentum by winter," he said.