41.   Meantime business and consumer confidence is racked by pessimism, unemployment is rising and industrial production is falling.

42.   Not only were costs rising while production fell, but the older companies were saddled with the pension and health costs of workers from the glory days.

43.   Oil production fell overall last quarter.

44.   Only makers of food and non-metallic mineral products such as glass, ceramnics and bricks said production fell.

45.   Opium production fell from an all-time peak to almost zero within months.

46.   Production fell behind schedule because of strikes and walkouts during wage talks.

47.   Production of diamonds fell.

48.   Production typically falls in the first two months of the year as many people take summer vacations then, Sofofa said.

49.   Production could fall in those months because weak domestic demand is causing inventories to build up, he said.

50.   Production fell to a low of two jets per month.