Released on February 2 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs, this report offers information on pesticide use and sales for 1996 and 1997. Based on EPA registration records, USDA reports, and other sources, the 40-page report covers the economic aspects of the pesticide industry rather than health and environmental aspects. It reveals that overall US use, in pounds of active ingredient, went up slightly less than two percent in 1996 and then declined about one percent in 1997. Also, "the use of herbicides and plant growth regulators declined in 1997 by 10 million pounds; nematicides and fumigant use declined by 15 million pounds; and sulfur and oil use increased by 14 million pounds during the same period." Users can read the full text of the report in HTML or .pdf format at the site, which also offers the report for 1994 and 1995.