You have to look at the trend, not weekly data. One cargo hits the shore and can skew the numbers by 5 to 7 million barrels.

I'm just riding the wave until it hits the shore.

Ascertain a trend rather than a reaction ? try not to read too much into economic numbers,

Whether or not this hurricane hits shore in Florida, we're going to have storm surges in the coastal areas. We're going to have high winds, hurricane force winds in some cases. People should not be complacent about this.

These are serious numbers. The question is whether this is a trend or a reaction to Katrina and Rita.

Supplies seems absolutely adequate, but political problems are not. As you get closer to the weekend, people are more concerned about geopolitical issues.