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ACCELERATE Link To Current Phase Review And Analysis Economy is growing so fast the Federal Reserve will begin to tighten credit and interest rates will begin to rise. Leading economic variables include the federal funds rate, the consumer price index and the adjusted monetary base.	Industry Group Returns in Accelerate Phase Period: January 1980 to March 1996
EASEOFF The year-to-year change in industrial production peaks and starts to decline. Leading economic variables include hours worked, non-farm payroll employment and initial unemployment claims. Return To Top	Industry Group Returns in Easeoff Phase Period: January 1980 to March 1996
PLUNGE Economy continues to decline while interest rates peak and turn down. Leading economic variables include the spread between long-term and short-term interest rates. Return To Top	Industry Group Returns in Plunge Phase Period: January 1980 to March 1996
REVIVAL 1 Economy bottoms (GDP and industrial production) and starts to recover while interest rates continue to decline. Leading economic variables include hours worked, initial unemployment claims, non-farm payrolls and the year-to-year change in industrial production. Return To Top	Industry Group Returns in Revival 1 Phase Period: January 1980 to March 1996
REVIVAL 2 Economy continues to strengthen and inflation begins to slowly rise. Leading economic variables include commodity price indexes, the consumer price index and capital spending. Return To Top	Industry Group Returns in Revival 2 Phase Period: January 1980 to March 1996

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