21.   Factory production stopped falling.

22.   Factory production is likely to flag as demand for finished goods wanes in coming months, Marks said.

23.   Fewer executives said they plan to increase factory production in the months ahead.

24.   Factory production rebounded last month after a four-month slump, and consumer spending and home building accelerated in December, the latest economic reports showed.

25.   Factory production slowed.

26.   If American companies cut back on their import orders while they sell the goods they have, that will have little effect on American factory production.

27.   If so, factory production could rise, he said.

28.   In this case, however, as consumers knuckled down on spending, business orders fell and factory production slowed.

29.   Japanese factory production increased at a greater pace in February than initially announced and manufacturers are using more of their equipment, the government said.

30.   Low inflation triggered a spending boom that boosted factory production, cutting unemployment.