21.   But the sales have continued past that deadline, prompting complaints to Moscow by Gore and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

22.   Carmakers also sank on investor concern that domestic sales would continue to fall.

23.   Carmakers and parts manufacturers also sank on investor concern that domestic sales would continue to fall.

24.   Car sales continue to boom.

25.   Car sales continue to suffer as supplies of many of the new models, such as the Chevrolet Malibu, Buick Century and Oldsmobile Cutlass, trickle into showrooms.

26.   Cigarette sales continued to show strong gains overseas and domestically.

27.   Clothing sales continued to improve and helped some department stores to beat their sales goals, the report said.

28.   Declines in capital spending suggest that businesses expect sales to continue slumping next year since companies often expand capacity six months before they need it.

29.   Despite months of falling corporate profits, declining business fixed investment and generally sluggish economic performance, new and existing home sales continued to generate strong numbers.

30.   Drug sales will continue to rise, analysts said.