21.   Industrial output has been weakened by a continued decline in consumer demand and falling orders to manufacturers, creating a rising inventory of unsold goods.

22.   It was for the fifth slide in the last seven months as sluggish sales and rising inventories prompted companies to slash output.

23.   Looking ahead, GM could have a problem with rising inventory,

24.   Looking ahead, GM could have a problem with rising inventory, analysts said.

25.   Peck said memory makers also could be hurt by rising inventories.

26.   Rapidly rising U.S. inventories led many investors to question whether oil companies will continue to expand their drilling and exploration budgets as they have over the past several years.

27.   Rising inventories have caused manufacturers to cut back on production, along with weak domestic demand and the still-strong yen, which gouges overseas earnings.

28.   Rising inventories would indicate that demand remains sluggish after the April tax increase.

29.   Rising inventories in the face of advancing sales suggest businesses may have overestimated demand.

30.   Rising inventories led Honda Motor Co., which had strong sales through March, to scale back production in July because of declining domestic sales.