“This second month of non-manufacturing growth, at a higher rate of growth than in November, appears to indicate that November's growth was not entirely due to a rebound from October's low point following the events of Sept. 11,”

“I think there's no question that an improved economy will push Amazon's growth rate up. The question is whether the growth can be faster than that. As long as the company keeps reporting growth that's not less, it'll be OK.”

“This is an orderly belt-tightening. Expense growth has been overshadowed by strong revenue growth, ... What is really driving the issue here is that even the most optimistic firms cannot expect to sustain revenue growth at these levels.”

“The overall picture in August as indicated by growth in production, new orders, and backlog of orders is one of continued growth in manufacturing activity,”

“Growth is not as high [in the U.S.] as it was a year ago, but that's true for the industry. (But) we're seeing higher growth this year from Europe.”

“We're looking for a little slower growth and a little higher inflation, but there will be a slower slowdown in growth than a pick-up in inflation,”

“We're looking for a little slower growth and a little higher inflation, but there will be a slower slowdown in growth than a pick-up in inflation.”

“When you've got credit growth that already exceeds (gross domestic product growth), that's a lot of new credit.”

“But the thing about Cascade Bancorp is that they are in some of the best growth markets in the country, so we're probably looking at a steady growth.”

“Most likely the higher prices will slow growth, ... But there is the growing threat that we get a combination of slower growth and higher inflation.”