  We report preliminary $R$ values for all 85 energy points scanned in the
energy region of 2-5 GeV with the upgraded Beijing Spectrometer (BESII) at the
Beijing Electron Positron Collider (BEPC). The typical uncertainty on the R
values we measured is about 7%. The new R values have a significant impact on
the predicted mass of the Higgs coming from the global fit to the electroweak
data, and will also contribute to the interpretation of the E821 g-2
experiment.
