"We are having the strongest season ever, running 20 to 30 percent ahead of last year."

"Our sock business is 30 percent ahead of last year."

"The reaction is way ahead of last year," he said.

"Our business is generally running about 25 percent ahead of last year."

At $32.9 billion, orders were 15.1 percent ahead of last year.

Traffic was building, and so far sales were ahead of last year.

Two weeks ago the press and publicity office reported that ticket sales were $30,000 ahead of last year.

That is setting a pace well ahead of last year.

The fund is still ahead of last year, when $4,270,092.16 had been collected by this time.

Its order book is running well ahead of last year, when it recorded a 7 percent gain over 2005.