South Korean officials and businesspeople, however, complained that the already rapid appreciation of the won was slowing economic growth and threatening exports.

Another important factor was the rapid appreciation of the yen last autumn, the season when sales are usually strongest for the year.

Aside from the possibility of rapid appreciation, what is the appeal of an art toy?

He also said Japan should promptly draw up measures to stimulate its economy, which has been hurt by the yen's rapid appreciation.

Large current account surpluses have brought a rapid appreciation of the ruble over the past several years.

Given these long delays, we are still suffering the effects of the rapid appreciation of the dollar in 1984.

They expect to derive what mortgage experts call "instant equity" from their neighborhoods' rapid appreciation.

With today's market, she added, buyers should not anticipate any rapid appreciation in their property's value.

The bank trimmed half a percentage point off its benchmark interest rate "in reaction to the rapid appreciation of the Swiss franc," it said.

Other economists agreed, saying that the figures indicated that even the yen's rapid appreciation had done little to curb the world's appetite for Japanese products.