1.   The only real guarantee of output and investment growth, however, is demand growth.

2.   An expected slowdown in demand growth for the metal because of the recent currency crisis in southeast Asia will only be temporary, he said.

3.   Anyway, great demand growth does not assure that stock prices will follow suit.

4.   A further reason for the expected narrowing gap between supply and demand is the slower pace of silver fabrication demand growth forecast by CPM Group for this year.

5.   A mild U.S. winter and weaker Asian economies slowed oil demand growth.

6.   China is the most obvious case of unrestrained enthusiasm for industrial investment, with scant regard for demand growth.

7.   Faced with a slowdown in demand growth for power in Hong Kong, China Light will benefit by expanding on the mainland.

8.   From copper to cotton, a slowdown in Asia cooled demand growth for raw materials.

9.   Furthermore, much of the demand growth in base metals this year had come from developed countries like the U.S.

10.   If the planned expansions are completed, the amount of paper produced could outpace demand growth, leading to even lower prices.