Aggregate statistics can sometimes mask important information.

Of course, economic forecasts must be revised when new information arrives and are thus necessarily provisional.

China is growing very quickly and is clearly becoming an important player in the world economy.

They were there because they have very good information and they have very good statistics and they are also committed to stemming the tide of illegal immigration.

Honest error in the face of complex and possibly intractable problems is a far more important source of bad results than are bad motives.

I have spoken about deficits, and I think deficits are important because they address broad economic and financial stability. We need to talk about that.