Statistical tables.

Unemployment rates in G-7 countries, by specified periods, 2002 to
December 2003 (1)

                2002                    2003
Country         Q:I  Q:II  Q:III  Q:IV  Q:I  Q:II  Q:III  Q:IV  Oct.

                                   Percent
United States   5.7  5.8   5.7    5.9   5.8  6.1   6.1    5.9   6.0
Canada          7.1  6.9   7.0    6.9   6.7  6.9   7.2    6.8   6.9
Japan           5.3  5.4   5.5    5.4   5.4  5.4   5.2    5.1   5.2
France          8.5  8.6   8.8    8.8   9.0  9.2   9.3    9.3   9.3
Germany         8.2  8.3   8.5    8.7   9.0  9.2   9.1    9.1   9.1
Italy           9.2  9.2   9.1    9.0   9.0  8.8   8.7    8.6   8.6
United Kingdom  5.1  5.2   5.3    5.1   5.1  5.0   5.0    n.a.  4.9

                2003
Country         Nov.  Dec.

                Percent
United States   5.9   5.7
Canada          6.8   6.8
Japan           5.2   4.9
France          9.3   9.3
Germany         9.0   9.0
Italy           n.a.  n.a.
United Kingdom  n.a.  n.a.

N.a. = Not available.
(1) Rates presented on a civilian labor force basis, seasonally
adjusted. Rates for foreign countries adjusted to be comparable to the
U.S. rate.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
"Unemployment Rates in Nine Countries, Civilian Labor Force Basis,
Approximating U.S. Concepts, Seasonally Adjusted, 1990-2002," release of
Feb. 6, 2004, found at Internet address
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flsjec.txt.

Consumer prices of G-7 countries, by specified periods, 2002 to December
2003

                2002                     2003
Country         Q:I   Q:II  Q:III  Q:IV  Q:I   Q:II  Q:III  Q:IV  Oct.

                Percent change from same period of previous year
United States    1.3   1.3   1.6    2.2   2.9   2.1   2.2    1.9  2.0
Canada           1.5   1.3   2.3    3.8   4.5   2.8   2.1    1.7  1.6
Japan           -1.4  -0.9  -0.8   -0.5  -0.2  -0.2  -0.2   -0.3  0.0
France           2.1   1.6   1.8    2.1   2.4   1.9   1.9    2.2  2.2
Germany          1.9   1.2   1.1    1.2   1.2   0.9   1.0    1.2  1.2
Italy            2.4   2.3   2.4    2.8   2.7   2.7   2.7    2.5  2.6
United Kingdom   1.2   1.2   1.5    2.6   3.1   3.0   2.9    2.7  2.6

                2003
                Nov.  Dec.

                Percent change from same period of previous year
United States    1.8   1.9
Canada           1.6   2.0
Japan           -0.5  -0.4
France           2.3   2.2
Germany          1.3   1.1
Italy            2.5   2.5
United Kingdom   2.5   2.8

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Consumer
Prices in Nine Countries, Percent Change from Same Period of Previous
Year, 1990-2002," release of Feb. 6, 2004, found at Internet address
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flscpim.txt.

U.S. trade balances by major commodity categories and by specified
periods, December 2002 to December 2003 (1)

                             2002
Sector                       Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.   May

                                           Billion dollars
Manufactures                 -40.5  -37.7  -32.6  -35.0  -38.2  -36.5
Agriculture                    1.2    1.0    1.2    0.7    0.2    0.3
Petroleum (2)                -10.0  -10.9  -11.1  -14.2  -11.6  -11.2
  Dollar unit price of U.S.   24.2   27.7   30.5   30.3   26.0   24.1
    petroleum imports (2)

Sector                       June   July   Aug.   Sept.  Oct.

                                           Billion dollars
Manufactures                 -37.0  -44.4  -37.2  -43.2  -47.3
Agriculture                    0.6    1.1    0.7    0.6    1.9
Petroleum (2)                -11.5  -12.5  -12.5  -11.7  -11.9
  Dollar unit price of U.S.   25.5   26.7   27.6   26.5   26.2
    petroleum imports (2)

                             2003
Sector                       Nov.   Dec.

                             Billion dollars
Manufactures                 -39.1  -42.5
Agriculture                    2.2    1.6
Petroleum (2)                -10.9  -11.6
  Dollar unit price of U.S.   26.5   27.2
    petroleum imports (2)

(1) Exports, f.a.s. value, not seasonally adjusted. Imports, customs
value, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Petroleum and selected products, not seasonally adjusted.
Source: Calculated from official data of the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Exhibits 15 and 17, FT-900 release of Feb. 13, 2004, found at
Internet address http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/newsrel/tradnewsrelease.htm.