The	DT	the	the
economy	NN	economy	economy
's	POS	's	's
temperature	NN	temperature	temperature
will	MD	will	will
be	VB	be	be
taken	VBN	take	take
from	IN	from	from
several	DT	several	several
vantage	NN	vantage	vantage
points	NNS	point	point
this	DT	this	this
week	NN	week	week
,	,	,	,
with	IN	with	with
readings	NNS	reading	read
on	IN	on	on
trade	NN	trade	trade
,	,	,	,
output	NN	output	output
,	,	,	,
housing	NN	housing	housing
and	CC	and	and
inflation	NN	inflation	inflation
.	.	.	.
	
The	DT	the	the
most	RBS	most	most
troublesome	JJ	troublesome	troublesome
report	NN	report	report
may	MD	may	may
be	VB	be	be
the	DT	the	the
August	NNP	august	august
merchandise	NN	merchandise	merchandise
trade	NN	trade	trade
deficit	NN	deficit	deficit
due	JJ	due	due
out	IN	out	out
tomorrow	NN	tomorrow	tomorrow
.	.	.	.
	
The	DT	the	the
trade	NN	trade	trade
gap	NN	gap	gap
is	VBZ	be	be
expected	VBN	expect	expect
to	TO	to	to
widen	VB	widen	widen
to	TO	to	to
about	IN	about	about
$	$	$	$
9	CD	9	9
billion	CD	billion	billion
from	IN	from	from
July	NNP	july	july
's	POS	's	's
$	$	$	$
7.6	CD	7.6	7.6
billion	CD	billion	billion
,	,	,	,
according	VBG	accord	accord
to	TO	to	to
a	DT	a	a
survey	NN	survey	survey
by	IN	by	by
MMS	NNS	mm	mm
International	NNP	international	international
,	,	,	,
a	DT	a	a
unit	NN	unit	unit
of	IN	of	of
McGraw	NNP	mcgraw	mcgraw
-	HYPH	-	-
Hill	NNP	hill	hill
Inc.	NNP	inc.	inc.
,	,	,	,
New	NNP	new	new
York	NNP	york	york
.	.	.	.
	
Thursday	NNP	thursday	thursday
's	POS	's	's
report	NN	report	report
on	IN	on	on
the	DT	the	the
September	NNP	september	september
consumer	NN	consumer	consumer
price	NN	price	price
index	NN	index	index
is	VBZ	be	be
expected	VBN	expect	expect
to	TO	to	to
rise	VB	rise	rise
,	,	,	,
although	IN	although	although
not	RB	not	not
as	IN	as	as
sharply	RB	sharply	sharply
as	IN	as	as
the	DT	the	the
0.9	CD	0.9	0.9
%	NN	%	%
gain	NN	gain	gain
reported	VBN	report	reported
Friday	NNP	friday	friday
in	IN	in	in
the	DT	the	the
producer	NN	producer	producer
price	NN	price	price
index	NN	index	index
.	.	.	.
	
That	DT	that	that
gain	NN	gain	gain
was	VBD	be	be
being	VBG	be	be
cited	VBD	cite	cite
as	IN	as	as
a	DT	a	a
reason	NN	reason	reason
the	DT	the	the
stock	NN	stock	stock
market	NN	market	market
was	VBD	be	be
down	IN	down	down
early	RB	early	early
in	IN	in	in
Friday	NNP	friday	friday
's	POS	's	's
session	NN	session	session
,	,	,	,
before	IN	before	before
it	PRP	it	it
got	VBD	get	get
started	VBN	start	start
on	IN	on	on
its	PRP$	its	its
reckless	JJ	reckless	reckless
190	CD	190	190
-	HYPH	-	-
point	NN	point	point
plunge	NN	plunge	plunge
.	.	.	.
	
Economists	NNS	economist	economist
are	VBP	be	be
divided	VBN	divide	divide
as	IN	as	as
to	TO	to	to
how	WRB	how	how
much	JJ	much	much
manufacturing	VBG	manufacture	manufacturing
strength	NN	strength	strength
they	PRP	they	they
expect	VBP	expect	expect
to	TO	to	to
see	VB	see	see
in	IN	in	in
September	NNP	september	september
reports	NNS	report	report
on	IN	on	on
industrial	JJ	industrial	industrial
production	NN	production	production
and	CC	and	and
capacity	NN	capacity	capacity
utilization	NN	utilization	utilization
,	,	,	,
also	RB	also	also
due	JJ	due	due
tomorrow	NN	tomorrow	tomorrow
.	.	.	.
	
Meanwhile	RB	meanwhile	meanwhile
,	,	,	,
September	NNP	september	september
housing	NN	housing	housing
starts	NNS	start	start
,	,	,	,
due	JJ	due	due
Wednesday	NNP	wednesday	wednesday
,	,	,	,
are	VBP	be	be
thought	VBN	think	think
to	TO	to	to
have	VB	have	have
inched	VBN	inch	inch
upward	RB	upward	upward
.	.	.	.
	
``	``	``	``
There	EX	there	there
's	VBZ	be	be
a	DT	a	a
possibility	NN	possibility	possibility
of	IN	of	of
a	DT	a	a
surprise	NN	surprise	surprise
''	''	''	''
in	IN	in	in
the	DT	the	the
trade	NN	trade	trade
report	NN	report	report
,	,	,	,
said	VBD	say	say
Michael	NNP	michael	michael
Englund	NNP	englund	england
,	,	,	,
director	NN	director	director
of	IN	of	of
research	NN	research	research
at	IN	at	at
MMS	NNS	mm	mm
.	.	.	.
	
A	DT	a	a
widening	NN	widening	widening
of	IN	of	of
the	DT	the	the
deficit	NN	deficit	deficit
,	,	,	,
if	IN	if	if
it	PRP	it	it
were	VBD	be	be
combined	VBN	combine	combine
with	IN	with	with
a	DT	a	a
stubbornly	RB	stubbornly	stubbornly
strong	JJ	strong	strong
dollar	NN	dollar	dollar
,	,	,	,
would	MD	would	would
exacerbate	VB	exacerbate	exacerbate
trade	NN	trade	trade
problems	NNS	problem	problem
--	:	--	--
but	CC	but	but
the	DT	the	the
dollar	NN	dollar	dollar
weakened	VBD	weaken	weaken
Friday	NNP	friday	friday
as	IN	as	as
stocks	NNS	stocks	stock
plummeted	VBD	plummet	plummet
.	.	.	.
	
In	IN	in	in
any	DT	any	any
event	NN	event	event
,	,	,	,
Mr.	NNP	mr.	mr.
Englund	NNP	englund	englund
and	CC	and	and
many	DT	many	many
others	NNS	others	others
say	VBP	say	say
that	IN	that	that
the	DT	the	the
easy	JJ	easy	easy
gains	NNS	gain	gain
in	IN	in	in
narrowing	VBG	narrow	narrow
the	DT	the	the
trade	NN	trade	trade
gap	NN	gap	gap
have	VBP	have	have
already	RB	already	already
been	VBN	be	be
made	VBN	make	make
.	.	.	.
	
``	``	``	``
Trade	NN	trade	trade
is	VBZ	be	be
definitely	RB	definitely	definitely
going	VBG	go	go
to	TO	to	to
be	VB	be	be
more	RBR	more	more
politically	RB	politically	politically
sensitive	JJ	sensitive	sensitive
over	IN	over	over
the	DT	the	the
next	JJ	next	next
six	CD	six	six
or	CC	or	or
seven	CD	seven	seven
months	NNS	month	month
as	IN	as	as
improvement	NN	improvement	improvement
begins	VBZ	begin	begin
to	TO	to	to
slow	VB	slow	slow
,	,	,	,
''	''	''	''
he	PRP	he	he
said	VBD	say	say
.	.	.	.
	
Exports	NNS	export	export
are	VBP	be	be
thought	VBN	think	think
to	TO	to	to
have	VB	have	have
risen	VBN	rise	rise
strongly	RB	strongly	strongly
in	IN	in	in
August	NNP	august	august
,	,	,	,
but	CC	but	but
probably	RB	probably	probably
not	RB	not	not
enough	RB	enough	enough
to	TO	to	to
offset	VB	offset	offset
the	DT	the	the
jump	NN	jump	jump
in	IN	in	in
imports	NNS	import	import
,	,	,	,
economists	NNS	economist	economist
said	VBD	say	say
.	.	.	.
	
Views	NNS	view	view
on	IN	on	on
manufacturing	VBG	manufacture	manufacture
strength	NN	strength	strength
are	VBP	be	be
split	VBN	split	split
between	IN	between	between
economists	NNS	economist	economist
who	WP	who	who
read	VBP	read	read
September	NNP	september	september
's	POS	's	's
low	JJ	low	low
level	NN	level	level
of	IN	of	of
factory	NN	factory	factory
job	NN	job	job
growth	NN	growth	growth
as	IN	as	as
a	DT	a	a
sign	NN	sign	sign
of	IN	of	of
a	DT	a	a
slowdown	NN	slowdown	slowdown
and	CC	and	and
those	DT	those	those
who	WP	who	who
use	VBP	use	use
the	DT	the	the
somewhat	RB	somewhat	somewhat
more	DT	more	more
comforting	VBG	comfort	comfort
total	JJ	total	total
employment	NN	employment	employment
figures	NNS	figure	figure
in	IN	in	in
their	PRP$	their	their
calculations	NNS	calculation	calculation
.	.	.	.
	
The	DT	the	the
wide	JJ	wide	wide
range	NN	range	range
of	IN	of	of
estimates	NNS	estimate	estimate
for	IN	for	for
the	DT	the	the
industrial	JJ	industrial	industrial
output	NN	output	output
number	NN	number	number
underscores	VBZ	underscore	underscore
the	DT	the	the
differences	NNS	difference	difference
:	:	:	:
The	DT	the	the
forecasts	NNS	forecast	forecast
run	VBD	run	run
from	IN	from	from
a	DT	a	a
drop	NN	drop	drop
of	IN	of	of
0.5	CD	0.5	0.5
%	NN	%	%
to	TO	to	to
an	DT	an	an
increase	NN	increase	increase
of	IN	of	of
0.4	CD	0.4	0.4
%	NN	%	%
,	,	,	,
according	VBG	accord	according
to	TO	to	to
MMS	NNS	mm	mm
.	.	.	.
	
A	DT	a	a
rebound	NN	rebound	rebound
in	IN	in	in
energy	NN	energy	energy
prices	NNS	price	price
,	,	,	,
which	WDT	which	which
helped	VBD	help	help
push	VB	push	push
up	RP	up	up
the	DT	the	the
producer	NN	producer	producer
price	NN	price	price
index	NN	index	index
,	,	,	,
is	VBZ	be	be
expected	VBN	expect	expect
to	TO	to	to
do	VB	do	do
the	DT	the	the
same	JJ	same	same
in	IN	in	in
the	DT	the	the
consumer	NN	consumer	consumer
price	NN	price	price
report	NN	report	report
.	.	.	.
	
The	DT	the	the
consensus	NN	consensus	consensus
view	NN	view	view
expects	VBZ	expect	expect
a	DT	a	a
0.4	CD	0.4	0.4
%	NN	%	%
increase	NN	increase	increase
in	IN	in	in
the	DT	the	the
September	NNP	september	september
CPI	NNP	cpi	cpi
after	IN	after	after
a	DT	a	a
flat	JJ	flat	flat
reading	NN	reading	reading
in	IN	in	in
August	NNP	august	august
.	.	.	.
	
Robert	NNP	robert	robert
H.	NNP	h.	h.
Chandross	NNP	chandross	chandross
,	,	,	,
an	DT	an	an
economist	NN	economist	economist
for	IN	for	for
Lloyd	NNP	lloyd	lloyd
's	POS	's	's
Bank	NNP	bank	bank
in	IN	in	in
New	NNP	new	new
York	NNP	york	york
,	,	,	,
is	VBZ	be	be
among	IN	among	among
those	DT	those	those
expecting	VBG	expect	expect
a	DT	a	a
more	RBR	more	more
moderate	JJ	moderate	moderate
gain	NN	gain	gain
in	IN	in	in
the	DT	the	the
CPI	NNP	cpi	cpi
than	IN	than	than
in	IN	in	in
prices	NNS	price	price
at	IN	at	at
the	DT	the	the
producer	NN	producer	producer
level	NN	level	level
.	.	.	.
	
``	``	``	``
Auto	NN	auto	auto
prices	NNS	price	price
had	VBD	have	have
a	DT	a	a
big	JJ	big	big
effect	NN	effect	effect
in	IN	in	in
the	DT	the	the
PPI	NNP	ppi	ppi
,	,	,	,
and	CC	and	and
at	IN	at	at
the	DT	the	the
CPI	NNP	cpi	cpi
level	NN	level	level
they	PRP	they	they
wo	MD	wo	wo
n't	RB	not	not
,	,	,	,
''	''	''	''
he	PRP	he	he
said	VBD	say	say
.	.	.	.
	
