11.   The price of crude oil, the raw material of gasoline makers, rose in late March after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries decided to trim production.

12.   The separate factory orders report showed inventories have stopped accumulating at factories, an indication that manufacturers have succeeded in trimming production to keep it in line with demand.

13.   The survey also showed that businesses trimmed production to slow inventory buildup.

14.   With consumer demand weaker, manufacturers appear to be trimming production.

15.   A long dry spell associated with the El Nino weather phenomenon is expected to trim agricultural production this year.

16.   All U.S. automakers have been trimming production in light of falling sales for new cars and trucks.

17.   Al-Sabeeh stressed that OPEC would not trim production on its own.

18.   But if oil prices continue to decline, OPEC may find itself in a position to actually trim production quotas, the analysts said.

19.   Chrysler, General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. over the past several weeks have trimmed production to winnow bloated inventories.

20.   Critics of the planned blackouts said power producers simply could sell their unused electricity to other states, or trim back production to keep supplies short.