A similar index compiled by Alex. Brown & Sons Inc. rose just nine-tenths of a percent.

Another index, compiled by NatWest, showed retail sales grew 6 percent last month, compared with 3.2 percent in May.

A similar index compiled by Salomon Brothers using sales data from 22 retailers showed a 6.1 percent increase.

The stock performance of the shipping industry has been mixed this year, according to indexes compiled by Deutsche Bank.

The index, compiled from interviews with purchasing officers at more than 300 industrial companies across the country, was at 50.9 percent in June.

According to the index compiled by the Italian Ministry for the Environment in 2001, 274 vascular plant species are protected.

So did the index compiled from a private survey of purchasing managers; it fell to 45.2 percent, from 46 percent.

Consumer confidence in a closely watched index compiled by the University of Michigan skidded to its lowest level in more than two years.

The sudden surge in the index compiled by the Conference Board, to 101.3 from 89.1, might be an aberration.

The board now imposes rent increases based partly on an index of landlords' operating costs compiled by the board.