1.   Copper inventories have more than doubled since the beginning of the Northern hemisphere summer amid a seasonal lull in demand.

2.   Except for foreign goods that compete directly with domestic ones, such inventories have a relatively small effect on the American economy.

3.   He added that the inventory presently had little value on the market.

4.   If the market value falls to zero, the charge is known as a write-off, while a write-down implies the inventory still has some value.

5.   In most cases, the ececutives say that excessive inventories will have to be reduced before they can get back on track.

6.   Inventory had to be rushed to the shelves.

7.   Inventories have more than doubled since June.

8.   Inventories have more than doubled since late June.

9.   Inventories will have to decline before demand will pick up again, he said.

10.   Inventories have more than double since late June.