Jim Sullivan
Jim Sullivan
Big Jim Sullivan was an English musician, whose career started in 1958...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth14 February 1941
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Certainly, the degree of strength through August is not sustainable; we'll get a much weaker number in September. But the third quarter as a whole will still show 5 to 6 percent consumer spending growth, even if we get a negative number in September.
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Consumer spending growth has generally been trending at about 2.5-to-3 percent at an annual rate -- not booming, but not terrible, ... The fact that the job market is still weak is restraining optimism a bit; hopefully, as the recovery gathers pace, we will start to see more job growth.
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The weekly claims number is as good an indicator as there is; we watch weekly chain-store sales numbers for clues on retail sales; and the confidence numbers have not correlated with spending by any mans, but they have captured the spirit of the economy in the past couple of months,
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In our forecast, we see consumer spending slowing a little bit in the fourth quarter to 3.1 percent from 3.8 percent for the same period last year, ... The rationale is that as the housing market slows , there'll be a cooling effect in the home wealth effect and the fluctuating energy prices will also have some drag on spending in the months ahead.
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We hung out for three days together then lost all contact.
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It was weaker than expected, but it wasn't a dramatic surprise. It was already pretty clear that sentiment came off in January.
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Bill has pointed me in a good direction as far as what to smoke and the difference in quality.
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I used to get nervous so I took up Yoga to help me calm down.
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Everyday was like a holiday allways something new always something different, but it was allways for someone else and never for me.
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There's nothing like it in the area that I'm aware of. We're excited about it.
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Most of the groups couldn't handle the studio, it was a very nerve racking experience if you never worked in studio conditions before.
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I think most people expect the economy to weaken in 1999, but certainly there's no sign of a collapse yet.
Well I know I was contracted to Polydor so they couldn't use my name.
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I think Kevin, Britni, Caroline and Josh will be competitive while they figure out their pacing, ... For the other kids, this will be an experience for them. It's their first varsity race and I just want them to go out and get comfortable and get a feel for the distance.