11.   Feed demand could drop even further later this year since more animals are being sold for slaughter and fewer are being placed into feedlots, the USDA said.

12.   Given their low rates of savings, if consumers become nervous about their jobs and their futures, demand could drop sharply.

13.   He also expects demand to drop overseas for U.S. exports.

14.   In the car industry, for example, demand has dropped faster than companies expected.

15.   More oil from Iraq is expected to enter the market and demand may drop if there is an expected recession nationwide, Beavers said.

16.   The price of unrefined cocaine inside the country has been cut in half an indication that demand has dropped significantly.

17.   Then the air attacks on Afghanistan began and passenger demand dropped.

18.   When demand drops, inventories build up, then production drops sharply as businesses work off the overhang.

19.   Without those potential buyers, he said, demand has dropped enough to keep price increases modest.

20.   Brokers said demand dropped because shareholders sold shares to gain liquid cash ahead of financial results of listed firms being announced next month, the report said.