1.   Analysts said the trend since June of sliding prices for polyethylene and polypropylene resins, and lower volume sales for plastic, is expected to continue through September.

2.   Big stores can compensate on volume sales and profits from other products.

3.   That means WordPerfect is a low margin product that requires high volume sales to be profitable.

4.   The appeal of the hypermarkets -- sprawling, warehouse-style stores which sell everything from soup to sewing machines -- is based on volume sales and low prices.

5.   These conglomerates have plenty of market advantages, and are generally able to absorb market fluctuations through volume sales.

6.   The company attributed the surging profits to measures taken to increase efficiency, as well as higher volume sales and rising capacity utilization.

7.   The company said it was restructuring to concentrate on services and support for existing mobile phone users and away from volume sales.

8.   Volume sales of vitamins and fine chemicals also increased.

9.   Volume sales were good in the food area in North America, Africa and the Middle East, Nestle said.

10.   The rise in volume sales is owed chiefly to the good performance of over-the-counter drugs like Tylenol, the press release said.