31. Elsewhere on Wall Street, economic reports for growth with little inflation pushed stocks to record levels.
32. Excluding the Mercedes' results, DaimlerChrysler's car sales rose 5.9 percent and its truck sales edged up 0.4 percent to record levels.
33. Experts say 1996 holiday travel will parallel last year's record level.
34. Exports and imports stand at record levels, aided by a Canadian dollar trading at 73 U.S. cents (down from 89 cents in 1991).
35. Exports are at a record level.
36. Exports of advanced technology have been running at record levels, according to the Commerce Department.
37. Factory orders unexpectedly increased by 0.2 percent in July, to a record level, a sign that manufacturing could be poised for faster growth.
38. Expectations the Bank of Japan will keep Japanese interest rates at record low levels are supporting the dollar, some analysts pointed out.
39. Exports are running at record levels, according to the Commerce Department.
40. Ex-loggers went to school, and unemployment in the timber communities actually fell to record low levels.