It's a big surprise and another puzzle for economists to try to figure out.

It's like a big jigsaw puzzle.

This came as a big surprise and a big letdown.

Eighteen years of excellence has earned Greenspan the benefit of the doubt when blame is being allocated.

We've given the auto industry steroids, and we might be looking at a period of withdrawal as auto companies wean themselves from these stimulants,

The pool of available labor is diminishing and worker efficiency is growing more slowly. This adds up to a higher level of pressure on wages, and, by inference, on inflation.