Q4 Paper Outlook — On-the-Cheap Sheets

"We expect the economy to continue strengthening over the next 18 months, through 2004. All the stimulus that has been poured into the economy is finally working," Paparozzi says. He adds one big caveat: "That's assuming there's not a major setback in the war on terror."

Private economists are projecting GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to grow 3.7 percent in 2004, while projections from the U.S government call for growth between 3.7 to 4.2 percent, the industry economist says. "As the economy continues to accelerate, we expect print sales to grow in the range of 3.2 to 4.1 percent (not adjusted for inflation) in 2004. We likely could end up in the high end of that range."