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KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

JOC Staff |
The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 246.61 up 0.77 wh

SPOT COMMODITIES

JOC Staff |
Feb. 7, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 7, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb. 7, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff |
Feb. 7, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
MARATHON TO SELL INDONESIAN INTERESTNEW YORK - Marathon Oil Co. said Wednesday it ha

CLEARING THE AIR: CHINA TO BOOST USE OF LPG

P.T. Bangsberg |
China appears to be making determined efforts to adopt cleaner fuels for both household and industri

IRAQIS DANCE IN STREETS AS OIL TALKS START

Leon Barkho |
Jubilant Iraqis fired shots and danced and sang in the streets of Baghdad when state-run television

NO ACCORD, BUT GAP NARROWS IN US-JAPAN AIR TALKS

Mark Magnier |
The United States, even as it moved to soften its demands, failed Wednesday to reach an agreement wi

IRAQI ENVOY CLEARS SOME OBSTACLES IN OIL TALKS

Evelyn Leopold |
Amid skepticism from the United States, Iraqi's envoy to talks on a U.N. plan to allow limited oil s

DOE'S "MISSING' PLUTONIUM MAY TURN UP AT ROCKY FLATS

Associated Press |
The Department of Energy announced that nearly 3.1 tons of plutonium is ''unaccounted for" in the na

NOVEMBER IMPORTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

U.S. Census Bureau tables, adapted by Paul Schaffer. |
Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs. Value Prior 2 Mos. 1994 1993Mil. $ Mo. Back
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VIRGINIA POWER DEREGULATION DRAWS FIRE

Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News |
Richmond, Va., officials think that if the electric company is allowed to do what it wants with rate

NOVEMBER EXPORTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

U.S. Census Bureau tables, adapted by Paul Schaffer. |
Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs. Value Prior 2 Mos. 1994 1993Mil. $ Mo. Back
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
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EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
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EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
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AGRICULTURAL TRADE LEADS

Supplied by the US Department of Agriculture |
Trade leads are supplied by: U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service<
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EXPORTS AND GENERAL IMPORTS _ SELECTED COMMODITY GROUPINGS (CENSUS BASIS _ IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)

U.S. Commerce Department |
NOVEMBER 1995 OCTOBER 1995 NOVEMBER 1994 EXPORTS* IMPORTS** EXPORTS* IMPORTS**

D'AMATO WARNS BHP ON IRAN PIPELINE DEAL CONGRESS MULLS RETROACTIVE SANCTIONS

Michael S. Lelyveld |
In the latest congressional shot against foreign companies dealing with Iran, Sen. Alfonse M. D'Amat
Maritime

TRADING WITH TURKEY TURKEY BANKING ON STRONGER EU TIES

Maria Carlino |
Turkey implemented a customs union with the European Union last month, a move expected to beef up th
Maritime

CHINA APPAREL TRADE HIRES EXPERTS TO DRESS UP IMAGE, PRODUCTION

P.T. Bangsberg |
China's garment industry, long consumed with the need simply to produce enough utilitarian togs to k
Maritime

YELTSIN TELLS OFFICIALS TO CLOSE TECH GAP

Timothy Heritage |
Russian President Boris Yeltsin ordered top state officials on Wednesday to close the technology gap
Maritime

CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS IN JAPAN AT LOWEST LEVEL IN 4 YEARS

Miki Shimogori |
Japan's huge surplus in its current account fell for a second straight year in 1995, reinforcing the
Maritime

MARITIME CALENDAR

JOC Staff |
WESTCONN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION. Feb. 15. Norwalk, Conn. Gary K. Luxon, vice president, glo
Maritime

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
INDONESIAN PHONE FIRM BUYS INTO GLOBAL LINKA subsidiary of the Indonesian national long-dist
Maritime

COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

COMPANY HIRED TO PROMOTE PORT OF HOUSTON IN MEXICO CENTRAL AMERICA TRADE MISSION SET

Kevin G. Hall |
The Port of Houston has hired a transportation marketing agency in Mexico to develop business, marki
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

JOC Staff |
The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

DOLLAR RALLIES AFTER RELEASE OF NOVEMBER TRADE REPORT

JOC Staff |
The U.S. dollar rallied in brisk trading Wednesday after the U.S. Commerce Department released a bet

CHRYSLER CONFIRMS POSSIBILITY OF VEHICLE PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL

Knight-Ridder Financial |
A spokeswoman for Chrysler Corp.'s international operations Wednesday confirmed the U.S. automaker w
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JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

The Center for International Business Cycle Research at |
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 10, '95 - Feb. 7, '96 (a graph) (2)

BROWN TO PUSH FOR HEIGHTENED US-AFRICA TRADE, INVESTMENT

Richard Lawrence |
Commerce Secretary Ronald Brown will travel this month to five African countries to attract more U.S

CHINA'S EX-IM BANK TO DOUBLE ITS LOANS

P.T. Bangsberg |
China's Export-Import Bank plans to nearly double loans for domestic exporters this year, chiefly to
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FIRST TEXTILE DISPUTE APPEARS WTO BOUND

Paula L. Green |
The United States and Costa Rica appear headed for a showdown in Geneva over underwear. In w
Maritime

FINANCING TRADE - HOWARD SIMON EX-IM EXPANDS USE OF LIMITED RECOURSE PROJECT FINANCE

Howard Simon |
The U.S. Export-Import Bank will be pumping nearly $300 million into equipment and services for an a
Maritime

APEC BEGINS FORGING STEPS TO BRING FREE TRADE CLOSER

P.T. Bangsberg |
A senior Filipino official Wednesday used metaphors to try to convince his brethren about the advant
Maritime

CRITICS SAY SENATOR PLAYING BORDER GAMES

Bill Mongelluzzo |
The trade community along the U.S.-Mexico border said Sen. Dianne Feinstein's attacks on a rapid car
Maritime

GRAIN COUNCIL SEES US EXPORT BONANZA OVER NEXT 10 YEARS

MAGGIE McNEIL |
American farmers should see a bonanza in grain exports over the next 10 years, with hungry nations w

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff |
Feb. 7, 1996 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.
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