1.  Commodity trading advisers and macro hedge funds turned in strong performances in August, according to preliminary statistics compiled by London-based TASS Management.

2.  June appears to have been the worst month in domestic airline history for delayed flights, preliminary statistics from the Federal Aviation Administration indicate.

3.  Preliminary statistics show that there had been little change in the amount of shooting that takes place off duty.

4.  The estimates are updated as the assumptions are replaced with hard numbers and the preliminary statistics are revised.

5.  The ministry said, though, that preliminary statistics on the building industry are skewed by the switch to European Union reporting standards.

6.  The preliminary statistics have been sent to the FBI, which will refine the data and release the official figures in mid-November.

7.  The New York Police Department refused to confirm the preliminary statistics, saying it only releases annual reports.