1.   Some stores have reported a drop in trade since vehicles were barred from Skinnergate and High Row last Monday, councillors have been told.

2.   Auto dealers saw sales slow, and bankers reported a drop in consumer lending.

3.   Auto stocks also helped lead the decline after Ford Motor Co. reported a drop in U.S. sales in July.

4.   Both parent companies will report drops in pretax profit and net losses at several units for the business year ending in March.

5.   A few political Internet sites even reported drops in activity during the Republican convention.

6.   All regions reported a drop in November.

7.   Carpenter and Darwin Avant of Cotulla are the two most prolific scorers statewide, Richards said, and both are reporting significant drops in entries.

8.   Contractor Shimizu Corp. also fell after reporting a drop in earnings.

9.   He and other city officials also reported a drop in the number of possible anthrax-related illnesses.

10.   It would be the first time in five years Japan Tobacco has reported a drop in profits.