CME INDUSTRY HITS BILLION-DOLLAR MARK

According to the Accreditation Council for CME's 2000 Annual Report, (www.accme.org)the CME industry is a $1 billion plus industry. Expenses went from about $920 million in 1999 to one billion — nearly a nine percent increase. Income went from $1.1 billion in 1999 to $1.2 billion in 2000, also about a nine percent increase. The report is based on information submitted by the ACCME's 680 member providers (up from 655 in 1999).