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MARKET VALUE Share price on May 31, 1999, multiplied by latest available number of shares outstanding, translated into U.S. dollars at May month-end exchange rates. Market value may include several classes of stock; price and yield data are based on the company's most widely held issue. |
SHARE PRICE AND ANNUAL CHANGE Closing per-share price on May 31, 1999, in U.S. dollars. Annual percent change from May 29, 1998, to May 31, 1999, both in U.S. dollars and in each company's local currency.
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| PRICE/BOOK VALUE RATIO The ratio of May closing price to latest available net worth per share or common shareholders' equity investment. |
| PRICE/EARNINGS RATIO The ratio of May 31 closing price to latest 12-months' earnings per share. |
| YIELD Latest 12-months' dividends per share as a percent of May closing price. |
| SALES Net sales reported by company, translated at May 31 exchange rates; revenues for banks and other financial institutions are not included because they are not comparable to those of industrial companies. |
| PROFITS Latest aftertax earnings available to common shareholders, translated at May 31 currency exchange rates; profits are from companies' continuing operations before extraordinary or special items. Sales, profits, and assets are for 1998 fiscal year unless noted. |
| RETURN ON EQUITY Latest 12-months' earnings per share as percent of most recent book value per share. |
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Data for individual companies: Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc., unless otherwise indicated. For further information on MSCI data, contact Morgan Stanley Dean Witter at 212-762-5790 (New York) or 0171-425-6660 (London). Country composites and rankings calculated by Business Week. Additional data by Standard & Poor's Compustat, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies if footnoted.
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KEY TO INDUSTRY CODES Left-hand digit represents broad economic sector as defined by Morgan Stanley Capital International. Right-hand digit is industry classification code within each economic sector.
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| 1. ENERGY |
| 11. Energy sources |
| 12. Utilities-electrical & gas |
| 2. MATERIALS |
| 21. Building materials & components |
| 22. Chemicals |
| 23. Forest products & paper |
| 24. Metals-nonferrous |
| 25. Metals-steel |
| 26. Misc. materials & commodities |
| 3. CAPITAL EQUIPMENT |
| 31. Aerospace & military technology |
| 32. Construction & housing |
| 33. Data processing & reproduction |
| 34. Electrical & electronics |
| 35. Electronic components & instruments |
| 36. Energy equipment & services |
| 37. Industrial components |
| 38. Machinery & engineering |
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| 4. CONSUMER GOODS |
| 41. Appliances & household durables |
| 42. Automobiles |
| 43. Beverages & tobacco |
| 44. Food & household products |
| 45. Health & personal care |
| 46. Recreation, other consumer goods |
| 47. Textiles & apparel |
| 5. SERVICES |
| 51. Broadcasting & publishing |
| 52. Business & public services |
| 53. Leisure & tourism |
| 54. Merchandising |
| 55. Telecommunications |
| 56. Transportation-airlines |
| 57. Transportation-road & rail |
| 58. Transportation-shipping |
| 59. Wholesale & international trade |
| 6. FINANCE |
| 61. Banking |
| 62. Financial services |
| 63. Insurance |
| 64. Real estate |
| 7. OTHER |
| 71. Multi-industry |
| 81. Gold mines |
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