Producer prices rose 27.9 percent in the first quarter and 124.3 percent for the past 12 months.

Worldwide consumer sales, rose 15.1 percent in the fourth quarter and 6 percent for the year.

Discount sales rose 14 percent in the fourth quarter and 12.5 percent in all of 1990.

Federal spending on Medicaid rose 28 percent in the fiscal year 1991, and 29 percent in 1992, to $67.8 billion.

Comparable store sales rose 7.7 percent in March and 1.9 percent for the first nine weeks.

General Electric said its profit rose 15.8 percent in the fourth quarter and 16.2 percent for the year.

Same-store sales rose 9.4 percent in January and 3.1 percent for the year.

Same-store sales rose 2.5 percent in January and 2.8 percent for the year.

Same-store sales rose 28 percent in January and 8 percent for the year.

Same-store sales rose 7.6 percent in January and 3.7 percent for the year.