There is a significant batch of U.S. economic data Friday that could move the markets, including real earnings, the consumer price index, the Empire State manufacturing survey, Treasury international capital data, and industrial production and capacity utilization.

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In 2004 it engaged in a partnership with Minnesota Department of Transportation, U.S., to equip 100 state vehicles with sensors to collect traffic-related data including vehicle speed, location, heading and even localised weather conditions, with the aim of developing the next generation of transportation and driver information systems.

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Between 2005 and 2007, data was collected from 24 four-year institutions, including state universities and liberal-arts colleges.

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