1.   Poor demand led to a sharp drop in prices.

2.   Consumer demand led to higher imports of manufactured goods.

3.   With the upward-sloping supply curve, higher demand leads to higher interest rates and higher supply.

4.   Analysts are divided as to whether slower demand will lead to lower prices or will simply maintain them at this level.

5.   And the growing demand has led farmers to replace traditional crops like rice with betel palms, causing severe erosion on many hillsides in southern Taiwan.

6.   But the demand has also led to hefty investments by big telecommunications carriers, including Sprint and Qwest, which plan to expand into the market.

7.   But Wycoff said demand will not lead to a building boom because investors have been wary of hotel projects in recent years.

8.   Cattle rose to its highest price in almost four weeks amid expectations that rising retail demand will lead meatpackers to increase their purchases.

9.   Foreign demand could possibly lead to private investment, he said.