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Crude-oil prices bounce back to the $32-a-barrel level, reflecting tight world supplies. Heating oil and natural-gas prices are raising, which could push home heating bills up sharply this winter. Meanwhile, consumer prices rise a modest 0.2% in July, while industrial output leaps 0.4%, due mostly to the production of high-tech items.
Saturday, 19 August, 2000