91.   Ministry officials said that the downward revision reflected weakness in production for pharmaceuticals and alcoholic drinks such as beer and sake.

92.   Operators said the market had been held back by recent turbulence on the forex markets and the resulting downward revisions in some earnings forecasts.

93.   Other major Japanese steel companies also released their forecasts Wednesday, with downward revisions the order of the day.

94.   One negative factor is a number of downward revisions in forecasts of French company earnings reports.

95.   On the other hand, the downward revision for April was attributed to technical factors following the delay in receiving data from several sectors.

96.   Semiconductor shares felt the pressure after a downward revision by Goldman Sachs on forecasts for sector results.

97.   Share prices were depressed once again on sales of high technology stocks because analysts had issued downward revisions of their growth predictions in this sector.

98.   The bank blamed the downward revision on write-offs on non-performing overseas loans.

99.   The agency held that the downward revision of output by non-OPEC producers was coming to an end.

100.   The downward revision announced Thursday largely reflected a reduction in business inventories, the department said.