"We've seen this before," said Sherry Cooper, the chief economist at Burns Fry Ltd. in Toronto.

Sherry Cooper, chief economist for Nesbitt Burns Securities, said early reports suggested no let-up in personal spending in December.

Sherry Cooper, chief economist at Nesbitt Burns Securities, said the retail sales report masked powerful third-quarter growth.

"The inflation news just gets better and better," said Sherry Cooper, chief economist at Nesbitt Burns Securities Inc.

"There is still no sign of pressure at the earlier stages of production," said Sherry Cooper, chief economist at Nesbitt Burns.

Sherry Cooper, chief economist at Nesbitt Burns Securities, said: "Today's report is disappointing.

Sherry Cooper, chief economist at Nesbitt Burns Securities, said: "The housing sector is clearly not dead yet.

"The underlying story on producer price inflation remains quite favorable," said Sherry Cooper, chief economist at Nesbitt Burns Securities.

After which, Hoyt, along with a girl named Sherry Cooper, fled the family.

"It's been great, I'm not denying that," Sherry Cooper, the chief economist at Nesbitt Burns, a Toronto securities firm, said.