But in the weeks ahead, as the initial shock continues to wear off, we should be able to better gauge how the ongoing dynamics of these events are shaping the immediate economic outlook. For the longer term, prospects for ongoing rapid technological advance and associated faster productivity growth are scarcely diminished.
Those prospects, born of the ingenuity of our people and the strength of our system, fortify a promising future for our free nation. BIS Review 87/2001  3