For some reason economic booms have names taken from Japanese mythology given to them.

He commented that the economy was likely to get better.

Business is finally looking up after a long depression.

Business is looking up.

To my thinking, business is improving.

How is it in the market?

Business is brisk now and we are up to the elbows in orders.

The economy has entered a recession.

Credit relaxation is considered necessary to shore up business.

The economy is picking up.

Business is bad, and the outlook for next year is even worse.

Business is slow.

Business is at last beginning to pick up.

Business will recover soon.

Business keeps going from bad to worse.

How are you making out?

How is the economy?

How goes it?

Business is, to a large extent, improving.

How are things with you?