1.   Also remaining constant was the tight inventory, the Realtors group said.

2.   And a tight inventory of product on the market is helping to slow sales.

3.   As an increasing number of manufacturers depend on tight inventories and parts delivered just before they are installed, businesses become more vulnerable to transportation and mail disruptions.

4.   A harvest that large would replenish tight U.S. inventories.

5.   A tight inventory continues to play a major role in the price spike.

6.   Buyers are also feeling pressure from a tight inventory.

7.   COFFEE FUTURES PRICES TUMBLE Coffee futures prices tumbled after Colombia authorized private shipments of coffee to North America, a move that could help relieve tight inventories.

8.   Instead, experts are blaming tight inventories in the Midwest and a fire earlier this month that disabled a giant Citgo gas refinery in Lemont, Ill.

9.   Its earnings were buoyed by limiting markdowns, keeping inventories tight, and most importantly having what kids want, said analyst Dennis Telzrow of Principal Financial Securities.

10.   Much of the huge price appreciation is being driven by markets in the San Francisco area and to some degree in Orange County because of tight inventories.