11.   Analyst said that the catalyst for the rally was a government report showing that wholesale prices remained largely in check during December.

12.   Analysts said it was encouraging that the lower input-price inflation seen in recent months finally is resulting in smaller wholesale price increases.

13.   And by buying in bulk from the breweries, the owners can command favorable wholesale prices.

14.   And passing through wholesale prices on a monthly basis will not fix the flaw in the wholesale market.

15.   And not allowing privately owned utilities from passing on sharply spiking wholesale prices to retail customers bankrupted them.

16.   And there is now a wealth of once-secret wholesale price information available online.

17.   And when mass merchandisers like Wal-Mart began pressuring it to lower its wholesale prices, its margins eroded quickly.

18.   Appliance sales have been soaring in a hot housing market, but wholesale prices for dishwashers, dryers and the like were down six-tenths of a percent.

19.   Another factor helping to hold down wholesale prices has been an increase in gasoline imports, mostly from Europe to the East Coast.

20.   Armed with charts showing huge wholesale price increases over the past year, Feinstein expressed her strong disappointment.