You see the thing is that we want the economy to pick up.

"We expect the stock market and the economy to pick up next year," he said.

What are the chances Argentina's economy will pick up again soon?

But it would not mean that the economy is really picking up a lot of speed.

Even if the economy picks up, the world has changed.

The central bank kept rates down even after the economy picked up momentum last summer.

The economy picked up in 1999 after the regional financial crisis, with a growth rate of 5.4%, followed by 9.9% for 2000.

Government officials have been saying that the economy will pick up in the summer.

"But for the economy to pick up we need to educate our kids."

The economy is picking up but only in certain areas.