1.   Also today, the government reported initial jobless claims for last week fell and industrial production declined in May.

2.   American production is declining because it is easier to obtain oil from other countries than from the dwindling reserves in the United States.

3.   As Midwestern production declined, prices rose.

4.   At issue is whether melatonin production in the brain naturally declines as people age.

5.   A decade back, many analysts predicted North Sea production would be declining by now.

6.   Chilean sugar production declined last season in part because farmers planted more corn and wheat, betting that those crops would fetch higher prices than sugar beets.

7.   Cuban sugar production has declined steadily since the collapse of Communism.

8.   Even as Midwestern production declined, prices rose.

9.   Hyperinflation is just a memory and democracy is well-entrenched, but production is declining, state industries remain unsold and investors have largely stayed away.

10.   JAPANESE bonds rose after the government forecast industrial production will decline in coming months, dashing concerns the Bank of Japan may raise interest rates.