1.   A deflationary trend would help keep the price of oil in check.

2.   He said both taxes and interest rates were too high to balance a creeping deflationary trend that threatens to undermine the economic achievement of the last decade.

3.   Owens attempted to fight the deflationary trend in its own industry but failed, the company said.

4.   Owens tried to fight the deflationary trend in its own industry but failed.

5.   Economists are already talking of a deflationary trend in the region, with demand hard hit by rising interest rates and soaring unemployment.

6.   Officials acknowledge that Japan is suffering from a deflationary trend, with unemployment at near-record levels and bankruptcies high.

7.   The government expects prices to begin to rebound, ending the current deflationary trend by the end of the year.

8.   The territory could see the deflationary trend continue much of next year, particularly because residential rental costs are falling, Mok said.

9.   Other lawmakers and ministers have suggested the BoJ buy more foreign bonds to buck a deflationary trend in Japan that threatens to spiral out of control.

10.   The current deflationary trend was likely to continue, he said.