11.   Prices are falling as refineries hold off crude purchases in anticipation the Iraqi sale will make it cheaper to restock depleted inventories, analysts said.

12.   The delay in the sale of Iraqi oil comes just as refineries are increasing gasoline production both to rebuild depleted inventories and meet a seasonal increase in gasoline consumption.

13.   The rest will be used to build up depleted inventories, he said.

14.   The reason bookings are finally rising, analysts said, is because computer makers are ordering new parts to build up depleted inventories again.

15.   The report shows new orders to replenish depleted inventories kept some factories working through July, an often dormant period for manufacturers.

16.   There could even be shortages if businesses move quickly to build up depleted inventories.

17.   Greenspan said the need for businesses to restock depleted inventories would boost growth but the impetus would be short lived unless demand for goods and services rose.

18.   Greenspan said he expected a boost to activity as businesses were forced to restock depleted inventories.

19.   Lower energy prices and interest rates, a healthy financial system, and the need to replenish depleted inventories would all combine to fuel economic growth, he said.

20.   On the economy, Greenspan said he expected a boost to activity as businesses were forced to restock depleted inventories by ordering new goods from producers.