In this paper, the economical finite difference-streamline diffusion (EFDSD) schemes based on the linear F.E. space for time-dependent linear and non-linear convection-dominated diffusion problems are constructed. The stability and error estimation with quasi-optimal order approximation are established in the norm stronger than L^2 - norm for the schemes considered. It is indicated by the results obtained that,for linear F.E. space, the EFDSD schemes have the same specific properties of stability and convergence as the traditional FDSD schemes for the problems discussed.
