31.   Calvet repeated his call for the European Union to take steps to stabilize currency fluctuations.

32.   Car prices vary widely within the EU due to tax differences and currency fluctuations, which means consumers commonly travel to other countries to get the best deal.

33.   Central bank officials say they now have enough reserves to help correct sudden, wild currency fluctuations, without eliminating the free-float regime.

34.   Coca-Cola has long maintained that its global operations act as a natural hedge against currency fluctuations.

35.   Companies that both import from and export to Japan seem the least concerned, in that their businesses have a built in natural hedge against currency fluctuations.

36.   Companies that need raw materials located in their home countries, such as paper or metals companies, are also limited as to how they can counter currency fluctuations.

37.   Company officials also cautioned that currency fluctuations may drive up the cost of raw materials.

38.   Concern about the impact of currency fluctuations on business is one argument for adopting a single currency.

39.   Concern over currency fluctuations helped drive a lot of Japanese away from the U.S. market in recent years.

40.   Creation of the EMU, and its forerunner the Exchange Rate Mechanism, should first dampen volatility and eventually remove European currency fluctuations.