But he was leaning against including the 1990 increase, in part because he voted for it, said the people close to the discussions.

As a result, loans accounted for half of all student aid last year, an increase from 17 percent in the mid-1970's, the report said.

Attendance at Sunday Mass is about 300 now - an increase, he said.

What does he think such an increase mean for five years,eight , and say ten years be?

One state official familiar with the numbers, who asked not to be identified, said, "So has the city likely seen an increase in net outmigration?

The increase last month reflected solid increases in all major components except construction, mining and farm equipment, the report said.

"War and an increase in the price of bagels on the same day," she says.

But the increase in the prime rate, Mr. Baker said, did move the market, partly because it was a surprise.

The wholesale price on it went up $27 recently, an increase of more than 10 percent, Mr. Buck said.

So the average increase in Medicare spending for each beneficiary was close to zero, budget experts said.