The WM Group's Northwest 50 Stock Index for the Week Ending Friday, November 14, 2003.

Business Editors

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2003

The WM Group's Northwest 50(R) Stock Index Closed at 8668.64 for the week ending Friday, November 14, 2003, down -139.56 points or -1.58 percent for the week.

The six industry groups that make up the Northwest 50 Index closed at:

Retail/Wholesale Trade,   2578.51, down 1.63%;
Technology/Manufacturing/Construction,   2776.30, down 3.01%;
Transportation/Transportation Equipment,   1135.34, down 2.10%;
Natural Resources,   635.34, up 1.70%;
Finance/Insurance,   1135.64, up 0.66%;
Utilities,   407.51, down 1.02%.

Of the 50 stocks in the Index, 14 were up for the week, while 35 declined and 1 was unchanged.

Closing values during the week were:

         Monday, Nov. 10:   8,687.43
         Tuesday, Nov. 11:   8,656.72
         Wednesday, Nov. 12:   8,809.18
         Thursday, Nov. 13:   8,811.58
         Friday, Nov. 14:   8,668.64

Gainers included:
         Coeur d'Alene Mines,              up 0.94          at 4.29
         Hecla Mining,                     up 0.84          at 6.91
         Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc.,   up 1.10          at 38.85


Decliners included:
         Radisys Corp.,                  down 2.76          at 18.22
         Oregon Steel,                   down 0.36          at 3.10
         Micron Technology, Inc.,        down 1.18          at 13.04