31.   The Atlanta-based company trimmed its expenses during the quarter, spending less on sales and marketing and lowering its general administrative expenses.

32.   To survive in this environment, companies must trim waste and long payrolls and rid themselves of an enormous glut in factories and production equipment, the report said.

33.   To survive in this environment, companies must trim waste and rid themselves of an enormous glut in factories and production equipment, the report said.

34.   When companies trim their work force, as top electronics manufacturers have been forced to do lately, consumption slows.

35.   Wal-Mart spokesman Tom Williams said the cuts came as part of a periodic review of how the company can trim expenses.