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Following is a summary of the July producer price report from the Labor Department. ===============================================================================

July June May April March Feb. 3-mo. July

Weight 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 Annual YOY% ===============================================================================

———————Finished Goods———————– Total finished 100.0% 1.2% 1.8% 1.4% 0.3% 0.9% 0.3% 18.9% 9.8% ex food & energy 57.05% 0.7% 0.2% 0.2% 0.6% 0.1% 0.4% 4.7% 3.5% ex food 78.70% 1.4% 1.9% 1.5% 0.4% 0.7% 0.6% 21.3% 10.1% ex energy 78.35% 0.6% 0.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 6.6% 4.9% Consumer goods 78.28% 1.2% 2.3% 1.8% 0.2% 1.1% 0.4% 23.4% 11.9% Women's Apparel(*) n/a 0.1% -0.4% -0.2% 0.1% -0.1% 0.2% -2.0% -0.4% Res. electricity n/a 2.0% 0.8% 0.6% 1.2% 1.1% -0.4% 31.2% 6.3% Residential gas n/a 8.8% 6.6% 3.8% 5.4% 4.2% 5.7% 92.4% 23.5% Gasoline n/a -0.2% 9.0% 9.3% -4.6% 1.3% 2.9% 122.5% 36.0% Prescriptions (*) n/a 0.7% -0.1% 0.2% 0.7% 0.4% 1.3% 3.6% 6.9% Passenger cars n/a 1.4% 2.2% -1.0% 0.4% -0.2% 0.8% 1.6% 3.1% Tobacco goods(*) n/a 0.0% 0.0% 2.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 9.2% 4.7% ===============================================================================

July June May April March Feb. 3-mo. July

Weight 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 Annual YOY% =============================================================================== Capital equipment 21.72% 0.8% 0.3% 0.1% 0.6% 0.0% 0.4% 4.8% 3.0% Computers (*) n/a -1.5% -0.2% -1.9% -0.5% -3.2% -1.1% -13.5% -18.9% Light motor truck n/a 0.8% -1.8% -0.9% 1.3% -0.3% 0.8% -17.2% -1.7% Civilian aircraft n/a 0.3% 0.4% 1.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.6% 9.2% 4.7% Foods 21.30% 0.3% 1.5% 0.8% -0.1% 1.4% -0.6% 10.9% 8.7% Energy 21.65% 3.1% 6.0% 4.9% -0.2% 2.5% 1.0% 72.6% 28.0%

——————-Intermediate Goods——————— Total intermediate 100.0% 2.7% 2.1% 2.9% 0.7% 2.4% 0.9% 36.0% 16.6% ex food & energy 72.70% 2.0% 1.3% 2.0% 0.9% 1.3% 0.6% 23.2% 10.2% ex food 96.01% 2.6% 2.2% 2.9% 0.8% 2.4% 0.8% 35.6% 16.3% ex energy 76.69% 2.2% 1.2% 2.1% 0.7% 1.3% 0.8% 24.5% 11.0% ——————————————————————————- Containers 2.92% 1.7% 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% 0.3% 10.4% 6.3% Foods 3.99% 4.0% 1.0% 3.2% -0.9% 3.0% 2.4% 38.3% 24.8% Energy 23.31% 4.3% 5.0% 6.2% 0.1% 6.0% 1.2% 82.9% 37.4%

———————–Crude Goods———————— Total crude 100.0% 4.2% 3.7% 6.7% 4.6% 6.7% 3.9% 76.5% 51.2% ===============================================================================

July June May April March Feb cash advance loan no fax. 3-mo. July

Weight 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 Annual YOY% =============================================================================== ex food & energy 16.37% 3.4% -0.2% 5.0% 7.7% 3.7% 3.6% 37.9% 36.3% ex food 66.55% 6.1% 3.9% 10.6% 6.6% 9.3% 5.7% 120.3% 70.6% ex energy 49.03% 1.3% 2.1% 3.1% 1.5% 2.7% 2.0% 29.0% 25.2% Foods 32.76% 0.1% 3.5% 1.8% -1.6% 2.2% 1.2% 23.5% 19.5% Energy 50.87% 6.9% 5.4% 13.1% 5.7% 11.5% 6.6% 164.0% 84.9% =============================================================================== NOTE: (*) denotes unadjusted figures. All monthly percentage changes are seasonally adjusted unless noted. All yearly percentage changes are not seasonally adjusted.

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