Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 47 aberration 43 blip 43 statistic 39 counter intuitive 38 fluke 38 counterintuitive 37 transitory 36 fluky 36 claimant count 36 surprising 36 stat 35 deceleration 35 indicates contraction 35 upturn 35 indicator 35 coincidence 35 ONS 34 seasonally adjusted 34 casual observer 34 slowing 34 statistics 34 jobless claims 34 temporary 34 Seasonally adjusted 34 contraction 33 lagging indicator 33 Statscan 33 statistical 33 plausible 33 empirical evidence 33 misprint 33 durable goods 33 StatsCan 33 PMI 33 exaggeration 33 wishful thinking 33 disconcerting 33 improvement 33 falloff 33 puzzling 33 pessimist 32 unadjusted 32 worrisome 32 decline 32 quirk 32 empirically 32 depressing 32 paradoxical 32 paradox 32 hiccup 32 outlier 32 durable goods orders 32 upward revision 32 ISM manufacturing 32 Consumer Confidence 32 pessimists 32 jobless rate 32 misnomer 32 fallacy 32 unemployment rate 32 upwardly revised 32 discrepancy 32 inexplicable 32 upswing 32 actually 31 explanation 31 upward revisions 31 BLS 31 Purchasing Managers Index 31 Statistics Canada 31 uptick 31 Ian Shepherdson chief 31 empirical 31 anomaly 31 seasonal adjustment 31 understating 31 inconsistency 31 mirage 31 understates 31 optimists 31 statisticians 31 overstatement 31 downward trend 31 anecdotal 31 extenuating circumstances 31 nominal GDP 31 coincidental 31 ails 31 head scratcher 30 insignificant 30 causality 30 ironic 30 statistically significant 30 knee jerk reaction 30 anecdotal evidence 30 causation 30 troubling 30 nondurable goods 30 GDP 30 oxymoron 30 downward revision