1.   Boucher also said slowing PC consumption in Asia and Japan is likely to push worldwide sales growth below expectations in the fourth quarter and next year.

2.   Copper prices were little changed as expectations of steady U.S. demand offset concern that financial turmoil will slow consumption in Asia.

3.   In NEW YORK, copper prices were little changed as expectations of steady U.S. demand offset concern that financial turmoil will slow consumption in Asia.

4.   It kept the currency strong to control international reserves and maintained interest rates high to slow internal consumption.

5.   Singapore posted the largest gain, possibly indicating weaker demand from China, while increases in Rotterdam, Hamburg and Genoa showed slowing consumption in Europe.

6.   That slowed consumption of manufactured goods, including those imported from Argentina.

7.   The danger is that excise duties could be raised so high that consumption will be slowed, reducing the tax bite in absolute terms, analysts say.

8.   The lower output signals slowing global consumption as cheaper alternatives, such as corn, become more widely available.

9.   The report signaled that high prices and poor margins failed to slow consumption of limited U.S. soybean supplies.

10.   The report signaled that high prices and weak margins failed to slow consumption of limited U.S. soybean supplies.