11.   Declines were greatest among makers of steel, electronics products and rubber.

12.   Demand for semiconductors, used in many electronics products, is rising rapidly worldwide.

13.   DVDs are expected to become hot consumer electronics products, eventually replacing VCRs and CD-ROM players on PCs.

14.   Eventually, LaRoche said, infrared will find its way into most electronics products people use everyday.

15.   Exports were hit by falling shipments of electronics products to most of its key markets, the report said.

16.   Imports of semiconductors and consumer electronics products fell.

17.   In Silicon Valley, for example, a consortium of high-tech companies is creating CommerceNet, an Internet marketplace for electronics products.

18.   It owns Hartford Insurance and ITT Industries, which manufactures automotive, military and electronics products.

19.   Late yesterday, the chipmaker posted an unexpected third-quarter profit because of strong sales of its chips for cellular phones and consumer electronics products.

20.   Meanwhile, department store items such as jewelry and apparel are selling more briskly, and they have higher profit margins than typical consumer electronics products.