1.   And few economists expect a turnaround before next spring because companies are cutting production to trim inventories they built up after underestimating the impact of the tax increases.

2.   At the same time, the Houston-based company has widened its profit margin by trimming inventory and boosting the efficiency of manufacturing and marketing operations.

3.   Automakers idled factories last month to trim inventories of unsold cars and trucks caused by slower-than-expected sales.

4.   A surge in new orders to the manufacturing industry, coupled with evidence that factories are trimming their inventories, have convinced economists that growth has taken hold.

5.   A second report will hint at whether orders have picked up enough to trim company inventories.

6.   A weak market, especially for cars, has prompted Ford to try its most sweeping incentives program in years to trim inventories of many of its models.

7.   Consumer spending seems to have picked up its pace, while businesses are trimming inventories slightly, all part of the comforting ebb and flow of the markets.

8.   Companies say they trim their inventories when demand starts to sputter, but right now their order books are full.

9.   Few economists expect a turnaround before next spring since companies are cutting production to trim inventories they built up after underestimating the impact of the tax increases.

10.   Industrial production stalled, though, as businesses trimmed their inventories.