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6 495 19 552 ( +12%) 12 ( +1%) 62 ( +25%) 15 ( +37%) 22 22 ( ) 24 ( +2ppt.) 6 361 14 7 ( +16%) 399 ( +11%) 129 ( +24%) 85 ( +41%) 465 ( +29%) 149 ( +43%) 65 54 ( -16%) 66 ( +2%) 12 5 ( -58%) 13 ( +11%) 26 11 25 ( 12 ( -7%) +8%) 26 ( 12 ( ) +9%) 37 2 69 ( +87%) 7 (+188%) 55 ( +49%) 5 (+19%) 9 9 ( -4%) 11 ( +19%) 5-3 -25 4 ( -2%) -4-37 4 ( -3-33 -21%)

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25 24 23 22 21 25 5,423 488 9. 6,465 1,167 18.1 6,777 1,85 27.3 5,313 1,292 24.3 4,665 1,856 39.8 $ 5,531 4,547 2 15 1 4,896 175,2 35.75 3.1 5,898 218,91 37.12 2.95 5,574 24,239 36.64 3.32 4,182 156,451 37.41 3.4 4,127 155,471 37.67 3. 1,63,824 333.12 5 ' '1 '2 '3 '4 15

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23 36,184 27,193 8,991 2,735 6,256 5,683 2,827 2,856 1,849 13,2 133,24 97,614 24.8 2.2 9.9 7.4 3.1 114.25 1. 25, $ 514,79 361,461 152,618 4,654 111,964 111,6 45,965 65,95 7,51 347,456 1,17,723 332,65 2.26.47 34,785 25,629 9,156 3,355 5,81 2,816 1,765 1,51 1,88 4,96 141,812 114,439 3.5 23.7 1.6 43.74 2,5 39,499 27,717 11,782 2,964 8,818 6,714 3,883 2,831 1,882 9,82 127,54 96,589 38.4 2.1 7.7 9.85 3.7 113.24 1. 25, 1998 37,539 27,599 9,94 2,61 7,33 5,774 1,259 4,515 1,56 19,745 119,662 81,242 27.4 3.6 16.5 4.11 3.4 162.3 14. 28,6 1999 42,473 29,464 13,9 2,712 1,297 7,324 2,822 4,52 1,172 22,994 118,627 73,76 21.1 3.8 19.4 3.18 4.8 157.4 16. 28,6 2 43,174 28,89 14,284 2,751 11,533 1,559 4,533 6,26 934 29,178 12,528 68,85 23.1 5. 24.2 2.36 7.1 21.7 2. 28,6 21 25 1996 1997

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