| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 8, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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Last-Quarter Leaders and Laggards AVG. FREQUENCY INDUSTRY * TOTAL RETURN (%)** HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS (Nondurables) 9.55 100 FOODS 6.79 80 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 4.75 80 PERSONAL CARE 7.68 73 NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 6.92 73 DOMESTIC INTEGRATED OIL -4.20 13 GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS MINING -6.73 20 METALS MINING -5.84 20 *1984-1998 **How often the sector outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index in the fourth quarters during the period. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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