motor
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Higher oil prices, which boost demand for corn and soybeans that are blended into motor fuels, have benefited agricultural commodities.
Last year, consumer spending on gasoline and other motor fuels amounted to 1.5% of personal income, according to the Commerce Department.
In the US, petrol prices at the pump topped $4 a gallon in the US for the first time in nearly four years, according to the AAA motoring organisation.
From BBC
Cuba's main economic motor of tourism has also been impacted.
From BBC
Still, wholesale trade weakened for a third month in the last four, pulled down by activity in motor vehicles and parts.
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