Question: Those old 4-inch magic elves were completely useless for anything except making shoes.
The elves weren't good for anything but shoe making.

Answer: yes

Question: 1.1 percent of GDP in 1973 to a deficit of 0.1 percent in 1991.
Corn exports decreased as a percentage of GDP from 1973 to 1991

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: But one suspects this is not the example that actually worries Alterman.
One suspects that this is not the example that actually worries Alterman.

Answer:
yes