      When the GNP figure comes in above estimates, bond prices fall, andequity prices rise. There are rare exceptions to these rules, but for themost part they hold true. The reason for this is that high GNP figure is along-term indicator of inflation. Therefore, interest rates on bonds willincrease (which means that the price of bonds will fall to reflect this).The stock market will typically react positively to this news becausehigher GNP means a healthy economy in the short-term, and thus higher sales