The decline came despite a 2.8 percent increase in spending on newsprint.

The decline came after increases in the two preceding months, including a 3 percent rise last month.

And the decline comes at a time when individual tax receipts are running 6.7 percent ahead of 1998.

The largest decline came in retail, which fell 23.6 percent.

That decline comes at a time when the number of television viewers is actually increasing.

The largest decline came in the technology category, which fell 19.7 percent.

That decline came as the current war against Iraq began and the stock market had its best week since 1982.

Despite the great achievement, the decline of the sport came in 1993.

That decline came after a 2 percent drop during the 12 months ended April 30.

The decline came after a small increase in the previous period.