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2 percent higher than a year ago. Total September sales at a Minneapolis...2 percent from the same period a year ago. In South Dakota, nonresident

2 percent and the month of December itself was flat, both compared to ...2 percent to 3.5 percent. Flat health insurance rates have helped to keep

$2.3 billion surplus for the upcoming fiscal biennium due to extremely...2 percent of that state's beef herd. Many farm buildings have collapsed

1.2 percent compared with a year earlier. A Minnesota-based leather goods...2,500 jobs companywide. Also in Minnesota, an insurance company announced

2 percent each of the first two weeks in May. In the Minneapolis area,...2 percent more per hour in April compared with a year ago. Some signs

2� years of losses. Wheat and dairy producers are squeezed by prices that...2 percent to 3 percent are also common. Several sources report that health

2,000 workers at its headquarters over the next five years. Wages continue...2 percent to 4 percent higher than last year. A major Minneapolis/St.

2 percent to up 7 percent. Some retailers also believe that increased ...4.2 percent, from 4.9 percent at the end of March and 7.7 percent a year

2 percent in Louisville but declined 2.4 percent in Little Rock, 6.7 percent

2 percent in August compared with a year ago. Steady traffic during late...2 percent from June to July, but were down from year-earlier levels, and