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8:29am 08/12/04 U.S. WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS DOWN 4,000 TO 333,000


8:29am 08/12/04 U.S. 4-WEEK AVG. JOBLESS CLAIMS DOWN 4,250 TO 339,250

8:29am 08/12/04 U.S. JULY RETAIL SALES UP 0.7% VS. 1.1% EXPECTED

8:29am 08/12/04 [PSS] PAYLESS SHOESOURCE Q2 SALES $727.9M VS $731.5M

8:30am 08/12/04 U.S. JULY EX-AUTO SALES UP 0.2% VS. 0.4% EXPECTED

8:30am 08/12/04 U.S. CONTINUING JOBLESS CLAIMS DOWN 5,000 TO 2.90 MLN

8:30am 08/12/04 U.S. JUNE RETAIL SALES REVISED HIGHER TO 0.5% DECLINE

8:30am 08/12/04 U.S. JULY AUTO SALES UP 2.4%; GASOLINE SALES OFF 0.5%

8:30am 08/12/04 U.S. JULY IMPORT PRICE INDEX UP 0.2%, EX-OIL UP 0.1%