Layoffs fell in January to the lowest level on records dating back 12 years, though they have risen moderately since then.
Global oil prices, which have risen moderately over the past month, would probably have climbed much higher had Saudi Arabia not increased its production to the highest level in 32 years to compensate for the lost Libyan crude, oil experts say.
Satisfaction among Chinese in even the upper third has risen only moderately.
At the same time, inflation-adjusted wages have gone down and the rate of unemployment has risen for moderately educated men, while wages have remained stable for women in the same category.
But I found out that while the price of a turkey has risen this year, it has increased only moderately.
Like much of the Bay Area, Fremont, where the mean household income has risen to $93,000 from $71,000 a decade ago, is short on moderately priced housing.
Japan has risen, fallen and risen again.
Unemployment has risen sharply.
Debt has risen significantly.
