| Definitions for Net Contract Graphic 
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 | NET CONTRACTS   Net (Long - Short) Quantity of Future Contracts 
 | LNG-SHT         held by Commercial Traders 
 |                 The value results from subtracting the number of 
 |                 short contracts from long contracts. 
 | 
 |                 Example: 
 |                 2000 Long - 1000 Short = 1000 Net 
 |                 50,000 Long - 65,000 Short = -15,000 Net 
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 | 
 |                 The graph displays this quantity using a vertical bar 
 |                 format with the scale on the righthand side. 
 |                 Each bar represents a week. 
 | 
 |                 The net value held is provided by week. See below for 
 |                 week horizontal scale. 
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 | 
 | WEEKS       Weeks from last January 01 
 | FR LAST     This provides a convenient way to express dates on the 
 | JAN 01      graphical representation (if provided for the specific 
 |             commodity).  JAN 01 of the current year is zero. 
 |                          JAN 28 is 4 weeks later and is 4 
 |                          DEC 01 of the previos year is 
 |                                 4 weeks earlier and is -4 
 |                          etc. 
 | 
 |             The relationship between this date format and the dd/mm/yy 
 |             frmat is shown in the previous report. 
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 | 
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