‘93/’94 Year-End Review and Outlook : Industry Outlook : Continuing low-grade growth in the national economy, coupled with hopes for stability--if not expansion--in California, is the backdrop for the year in business. Here is an assessment of key industries’ prospects.

COMPUTERS: A modicum of price stability will return to the personal computer market, with an attendant tempering of strong growth. Sales could rise by a relatively modest 14%; the pinch on manufacturers’ profit margins will continue. Growth in sales of microprocessors will slow but remain at double-digit levels.