21.   That meant it could report the transaction on a mark-to-market basis, similar to the way it accounted for the energy trades.

22.   The agency also asked the suppliers to show whether the transactions were reported for publication on Bloomberg or other market reporting services that disseminate trading information to the public.

23.   The biggest transactions were reported by G. Kirk Mathews, a director and former chairman and chief executive.

24.   The estimates are designed to give a more complete picture of the industry than actual orders, which are lower because not all companies report their transactions.

25.   The final communique also will not include a call to require financial institutions to report large transactions, which would help investigators spot drug traffickers.

26.   The new law will also abolish the clause requiring that all such transactions be reported to the Ministry of Finance.

27.   The transaction was first reported in The Wall Street Journal Monday.

28.   The transaction was first reported after the market closed.

29.   The transaction is then reported to the stock exchange.

30.   They are designed to give a more complete outlook of the industry than actual orders, which are lower because not all companies report their transactions.