11.   But they were disappointed by a slim increase in worldwide unit sales, the result of a new distribution system in Japan and poor economies in Latin America.

12.   Coca-Cola is expected to release estimates of its global unit sales during the fourth quarter later this month.

13.   Company executives here say the slowdown in unit sales is harder to explain than the cost pressures.

14.   Cost controls and higher unit sales offset the lower prices, Hurvitz said.

15.   Despite good growth in unit sales, revenue from PCs was flat during the quarter as customers shifted to lower-priced PCs.

16.   Dr Pepper sales also are up in newer and smaller markets, including the U.K., where unit sales almost doubled.

17.   During the current quarter, he predicted, unit sales of the chip will pass those of its predecessor, the Pentium II.

18.   Fiedler blamed the weak economy in Europe for weaker unit sales.

19.   For its part, BMW repeated its forecast of an increase in unit sales and production for the full year.

20.   Half of that, he said, can be attributed to fewer unit sales.