11.   The Chinese could be on the verge of a Japanese-style deflationary spiral.

12.   The economy was about to fall off a cliff in to a deflationary spiral.

13.   The Japanese economy has fallen into a deflationary spiral that started with real estate and stock prices and is now spreading to everything from sushi to Sonys.

14.   While lower prices might cheer consumers, they hurt producers, and some financial experts worry that a deflationary spiral could ultimately lead to a shrinking economy.

15.   Wholesale prices are dropping too, and some economists worry that Japan could be entering a deflationary spiral in which prices and demand drop.

16.   Zeng said China was nearing the bottom of a deflationary spiral that began two years ago.

17.   Yet, economists and policy-makers from around the world have been calling on Japanese policymakers to take increasingly drastic measures to pull Japan out of a deflationary spiral.

18.   Also speaking in Parliament, Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami also said that the Japanese economy will likely avoid falling into a deflationary spiral.

19.   An influential economic official said on Friday he is worried that the troubled Japanese economy may fall into a deflationary spiral.

20.   Banks say Asia crisis could push Japan into a deflationary spiral.