PPG INDUSTRIES &lt;PPG> SEES GROWTH IN 1987

  PPG Industries Inc will continue to
  show earnings growth in 1987 despite a difficult economic
  climate, the company said in its annual report, mailed to
  shareholders today.
      For 1986, the company's earnings rose five pct, to 316 mln
  dlrs, on revenues that increased eight pct, to 4.7 billion
  dlrs. Earnings per share were 2.66 dlrs, compared with 2.27
  dlrs.
      The company added that in 1986 its return on equity reached
  17.3 pct, up from 15.5 pct in 1985 and close to its goal of 18
  pct.
  

