PURCHA$ING TREND$ - 'Flation Nation' Watch December 27, 2005 Plastics may be softening <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294118.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294118.html</A> Analysts: Oil to rise further in ‘06 <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294121.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294121.html</A> Europe attacks container prices <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294123.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294123.html</A> DRAMs seen rising <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294124.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294124.html</A> J.P. Morgan is bullish on zinc <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294126.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294126.html</A> No landing seen for jet fuel <A HREF="http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294127.html" target="_blank">http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6294127.html</A>