41. At the same time, investments in new production facilities are increasing because of strong demand worldwide. 42. At the same time, its luxury hotels concentrated in major urban areas are benefiting from strong demand for hotel rooms. 43. AUSTRALIAN registrations of new motor vehicles rose as expected in August, highlighting strong demand for vehicles due to price discounting. 44. Automotive and other goods that last a long time were in particularly strong demand. 45. Bankers report strong demand for loans. 46. Bad weather, dwindling stocks of grain and strong demand at home and abroad have sent corn and wheat to record high prices this month. 47. Bargaining skills aside, strong demand keeps prices high. 48. Banking on continued strong demand for rentals, developers in metropolitan New York are stepping up efforts to acquire existing apartment buildings and improve them. 49. Automakers also boosted output to meet strong demand overseas, particularly in the U.S. 50. Automobile and machine makers led the charge, taking advantage of strong demand for their products in the U.S. |