21.   Russian inflation fell for the first time last month since the country began ambitious reforms toward a free market four years ago, the state statistical office announced Wednesday.

22.   Share prices were pushed down by a survey of businesses by the national statistical office which found a decline in business confidence.

23.   The central statistical office said that underlying inflation was at its lowest-ever recorded level.

24.   The Bundesbank and the federal statistical office issue their information by different means which prevent leaks via a news agency.

25.   The central statistical office said that this was the first surplus since January this year.

26.   The central statistical office, which published the data, said that industrial output had risen slightly in the second quarter.

27.   The data was gathered in collaboration with statistical offices in the countries themselves.

28.   The figures for growth were provided by the federal statistical office on a seasonally-adjusted basis and by comparision with the figure for the first quarter.

29.   The figures were calculated by the federal statistical office and published by the economy ministry.

30.   The figures were published by the INSEE statistical office.