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World crude steel production in 1978
rose by 6pc to a record 712.5m tonnes<
compared with 672.3m last year and the
previous record of 7O8.8m in 1974,
according to the International Iron and
Steel Institute.
French retail prices rosd by O.5pc in
November for a 12-month risf of 9.5pc.
The US Commerce Department s-xr it
expects retail sales to risb by 1 pc in
1979, the s-ld increase as this year,
to $857.1bn.
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