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To: D.J.Smyth who wrote (144705)	10/16/1999 2:03:00 AM
From: Ed Forrest	Respond to of 176387

Darrell Perhaps you misunderstood what I said.I didn't say the market(all who participated in todays activity)is right or wrong ,only that it has the final say.I was commenting on your pointless ongoing debate regarding the PPI number.What you,I, or anyone else on this thread thinks about the number has no effect on the markets reaction.For the record ,I do not short stocks ever.One last item, >>Of course, to you, when Dell goes up, on a particular day per se, and the market is flat or down, Dell still isn't "right", because Dell didn't go up enough. Aren't you using interpretive license?<<You'll need to point out a post of mine where I made such a statement.I have questioned why Dell has not moved on a up day.Your reaching for something thats not there.

To: D.J.Smyth who wrote (144705)	10/16/1999 11:02:00 AM
From: Lee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Hello Darrell,..Re:.Fact remains. Prices were higher in February of this year overall than they are now. Darrell, with all due respect, if you're talking about wholesale prices, the table below for the just released PPI shows that in Feb. 99, the overall PPI was only 0.5% higher than from the same time in '98. Contrast that with the current 3.2% rate which shows increases for every single category measured. I didn't go back and read the Feb. report regarding individual items pricing, just looked at the tabulated changes listed below. Also, if you follow the NAPM reports, the prices paid component has been steadily rising over the past 6 months. Further, each month, they list commodity items either in short supply or higher priced and some, such as gypsum, have been on the list for months. If you follow the housing statistics, you probably noticed that the average selling price has increased nicely in the past 6 months too. Can provide links if you'd like. From the Sept. PPI. Finished goods Change in Except finished Inter- goods foods from 12 mediate Crude and months Month Total Foods Energy energy ago goods goods (unadj.) 1998 Sept. 0.2 0.2 -0.4 0.3 -0.9 -0.3 -1.8 Oct. .3 .4 .8 .1 -.7 -.2 2.5 Nov. -.2 -.4 -1.3 .1 -.6 -.2 -.1 Dec. .5 0 -1.8 1.0 0 -.7 -3.6 1999 Jan. .3 1.5 .8 -.2 .8 0 .6 Feb. -.5 -1.2 -1.1 .1 .5 -.3 -2.3 Mar. .3 .3 1.7 -.1 .8 .3 .3 Apr. .5 -.7 5.5 .1 1.2 .7 2.5 May .2 r.4 r.3 .1 1.4 r.3 r6.1 June -.1 .4 r-.6 r-.1 1.5 r.2 r.1 July .2 -.9 3.4 0 1.5 .6 -.2 Aug. .5 .4 3.7 -.1 2.3 .8 4.6 Sept. 1.1 1.0 2.2 .8 3.2 .3 5.1 stats.bls.gov Cheers, Lee