P202 CJEFAX 202 Thu 21 Oct 21:15/27        Pace of recovery slackens - BCC 203 American brands bag Invjrgordon 204 Frost Group calls for £21m cash 205 David Brown plans share placing 205 Non-IC trade deficit beats £1bn 206  Parkland: share enfranchisement 207 Multitonj issues profit warning 207 US car production expands 11.8% 208 Bundesbank lowers its key rates 209 "Mark's strength prompted cuts" 209   Investors' Diary 214 Results index 215 A-J 216 K-Z 218  SHARJCHECK 220 Forex report 247 Options index 230 Rates index 250 FT indices 241 LME prices 258 Next News Shares Exchanges Monjyfile