21.   Increased imports in the April-June period accounted for much of the widening, the federal statistics agency said.

22.   Its independent review process would add three-tenths of a percent, the agency said.

23.   It was not clear if Air France had made similar modifications, the agency said.

24.   Massey objected to this provision as well, saying the agency was shirking its responsibility to determine what constituted fair prices.

25.   None of the arthritis reports could be directly linked to the vaccine, the agency said.

26.   One manufacturer, Trimfast Group of Florida, has already agreed to recall its products, sold under several Revivarant designations, the agency said.

27.   OTS chief counsel Carolyn Buck said the agency has held the position that withholding required capital infusions legally amounts to unjust enrichment.

28.   Otherwise, key reasons behind insolvencies included the strong yen, weak demand, falling prices and the Kobe earthquake, the research agencies said.

29.   Retail sales rebounded from their slump following a bacteria epidemic in June and July that cut into food and clothing purchases, the agency said.

30.   Seldane can cause fatal heart-rhythm abnormalities, particularly when it is taken with other drugs, the federal agency said.