title: Price hikes will herald economic growth.
abstract: Economic growth will continue in the second half of 2002, according to the semiannual forecast of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Prices will rise, too, the managers predict.
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures / Q000639:trends; D003625:Data Collection; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D005544:Forecasting; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000639:trends*; D007221:Industry; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D014481:United States