Anthony Chan Quotes


With sentiment under considerable short- and long-term pressure, we know that 2002 is not going to be anything like 2001 for the consumer. - Anthony Chan



With high productivity and low inflation, [expectations of] long periods of prosperity are very reasonable. - Anthony Chan



With all that as a backdrop, there are some real positive forces to stimulate growth. - Anthony Chan



While weather played a role in soft apparel sales, the high energy prices impacted overall sales. Net-net, the climate is likely to get better with improvements in the labor market. - Anthony Chan



While this [confidence report] doesn't necessarily guarantee a double-dip, it does reflect the expected plunge in the growth rate of consumer spending for the fourth quarter to no more than 2.5 percent after a possible gain of 4 percent in the third quarter of 2002. - Anthony Chan