21.   Chrysler Corp. lowered its forecast for U.S. vehicle sales this year and acknowledged that its long run of strong minivan sales has ended.

22.   Con Edison said earlier this month that it would offer the reactor for sale this year.

23.   Costa Rica International Inc. said it will boost its sales this year in other Central American countries.

24.   De Beers rejected suspicions that it had exaggerated the expected fall in sales this year.

25.   Economists said they expected sales this year to continue their steady, relatively strong pace for the fourth year in a row.

26.   DuPont and Steag are the latest Austin semiconductor-related companies to make cutbacks because of lower chip sales this year.

27.   European automakers facing lower car sales this year with weaker economic growth in France and Germany said a single currency would help boost business.

28.   Exports are expected to eclipse domestic sales this year.

29.   Even so, some analysts said the sales gains portend strong retail sales this year.

30.   Executives at GM, Ford Motor Co., and Chrysler Corp. are all forecasting satisfactory, not explosive, sales this year, with higher interest rates slowing demand.