31.   While Western companies have enjoyed improving sales and earnings thanks to rising export demand, Eastern companies are still suffering from cutbacks in public spending, particularly in construction.

32.   Also contributing to the reduced trade surplus were rising demand for raw materials and capital goods and high oil prices, the ministry said.

33.   He said rising demand, if not dampened, could encourage producers to pass on their increased costs to consumers.

34.   Hoping to quell rising demands for his resignation, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer apologized on Wednesday for misleading Parliament over a plan to cut aid to neighboring Asian countries.

35.   The higher U.S. productivity growth has allowed the Fed to let the economy grow at faster rates without worrying about inflation sparked by rising wage demands.

36.   The new investment was prompted by rising world demand for chips, officials said.

37.   The problem of meeting rising energy demands has been aggravated by a shift in consumption habits, he said.

38.   These areas are already switching to vegetable and fruit production to meet rising demand from prosperous coastal cities like Shanghai.

39.   There would also be rising demand for Australian minerals, oil and gas, services and food.

40.   Wheat futures edged higher Wednesday in early activity on the Chicago Board of Trade, benefiting from a projection of rising world demand.