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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 4, 1996 - March 31, 1997 (a graph)

The Clinton administration Monday unveiled its yearly inventory of trade barriers faced by U.S. comp

What a difference a year makes.Last spring, container terminals in the Los Angeles-Long Beac

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

''I don't think there's any European carrier that believes it is going to be able to rely on a prote

Iwas wandering outside the other night when I looked up and saw the Hale-Bopp comet. ''What a wonder

Strong winds churned through the state, causing two deaths and several injuries before subsiding ear

Education and technology will be the main subjects at the annual meeting and exposition of the Natio

1513 (March 27, 1997) Previous day - 1518The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Three weeks ended Mar. 22, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded

March 27, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close Hig

Sharp declines by the two railroads acquiring Conrail Inc. were among the forces that brought The Jo

Emergency officials in McDowell County were cleaning up the damage Monday caused by a train which de

One of the two private companies handling containers at the Port of Manila is expanding into a fast-

Russia has announced a delay in deliveries of Caspian Sea oil, prompting concern that major offshore

OFFERS TO BUY* NAPTHA SOLVENT. Solvent for a used-tire retreading plant. 15,000 liters/year.

PercentYear Closing Change High/ Price

The battered Thai economy and the global trading system have their respective problems but both shou

A top Romanian official, citing his government's sweeping reform plans, invited U.S. firms to invest

NEW YORK OFFERSSPACE TO ECUADORIANSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The Port Authority of New York and N

One of five former employees of Skyway Airlines charged with falsifying maintenance records and maki

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Mar. 27, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

TURKMENISTAN CUTS OFFNATURAL GAS TO UKRAINEKIEV, Ukraine - Turkmenistan has stopped supplyin

In a bid to encourage foreign direct investment, the Turkish government has eased the rules of taxat

U.S. pork exporters are well positioned to sharply increase shipments to Japan this year following t

The governor of Guam is attacking a soon-to-be-released federal report on ocean shipping that he cha

Mexico's finance ministry granted conditional approval for a terminal operator on the Gulf of Mexico

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. has climbed a major rung from bankruptcy reorganization by agreeing to an

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595per

As of March 31, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 246.09 up 0.43 w

March 31, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 27, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

March 31, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

Agriculture Department officials are satisfied with enrollment in the government's latest - and larg

March 31, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 27, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

March 31, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

FRANCE'S AXA REPORTSSHARP RISE IN NET PROFITPARIS - French insurer Axa, which is merging wit