41.   Duisenberg added that preliminary indications showed prices were being adjusted both higher and lower, as expected.

42.   It said preliminary indications were that the top stages and the satellite crashed into the Siberian Sea where the second stage should have fallen following a normal separation.

43.   Preliminary indications are that dark beers may be more beneficial than light-colored beers.

44.   The government said preliminary indications were that the GDP growth rate had rebounded in the second quarter and was forecast to pick up further in the next two quarters.