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To: bentway who wrote (443313)	12/30/2008 2:24:48 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575627

Stopped out this morning with a profit. JF did explain it, consumer STAPLES do as well as ever in recessions, consumer GOODS do worse. If you examine the components of that index, it contains a lot more consumer GOODS components than consumer STAPLES. I have bolded the items that are staples: automobiles and parts, beverages, food producers, household goods, leisure goods, personal goods and tobacco. Consumer staples make up a sizable portion of this index.