A growth fell and opened a wider window towards the hills.

So everywhere economic growth falls far behind potential just as it has been doing this year.

Some economists have predicted that this year's growth would fall below 1.5 percent, the low end of the last Government forecast.

If growth does fall short of 3 percent, further gains on the job front could be slow in coming.

By the end of 1995, growth had fallen to 2 percent.

Its growth since that time falls into two periods, each lasting approximately 100 years.

The growth fell from 4.5 percent in 1986 and 1987 to 3.5 percent last year.

But if economic growth falls below the goal of more than 3 percent, then the Clinton Administration is likely to act.

If that changes enough, the overall growth of reported earnings could fall.

In the third quarter, growth fell to 5 percent.