1.   A field-warehousing arrangement is particularly appropriate for financing seasonal inventory buildups.

2.   And for some wholesalers, holiday sales have been a key part in inventory buildup.

3.   Because government spending can be erratic and inventory buildups must be worked off, they raise a red flag for future growth.

4.   A month ago, Nike warned of profit trouble, caused by sales declines and inventory buildups in Asia and the United States.

5.   But because analysts offered differing explanations for why they increased so much it was still unclear what the inventory buildup meant for economic growth the rest of this year.

6.   Dennis Fusco, chief economist for the Washington Employment Security Department, said inventory buildups occur with wholesalers and retailers in response to customer demand.

7.   Economists said businesses may slow their production lines in order to work off the inventory buildup, leaving output stagnant in the fourth quarter as well.

8.   He said the company might have a down quarter in the current three-month period, as Prozac sales slacken after the inventory buildup.

9.   Higher energy and raw materials costs, an inventory buildup and a lack of pricing flexibility put downward pressure on earnings.

10.   In the third quarter, there was very little inventory buildup, the government report said.