21.   Cherry Coke sales slumped slightly last year, according to Beverage Digest Editor and Publisher John Sicher.

22.   Chief Financial Officer Delfin Gonzalez told stockholders first-quarter profit was lower than in the same period last year and that beer sales slumped.

23.   Chrysler Corp. sales slumped, however.

24.   Chief Financial Officer Delfin Gonzalez told stockholders last week that first-quarter profit was lower than in the same period last year and beer sales slumped.

25.   Chrysler Corp. said its U.S. vehicle sales were unchanged in August and lightly less than analysts expected, as pickup and minivan sales remained strong but car sales slumped.

26.   Corn sales have slumped as China, second only the U.S. in corn output, has stepped up sales, reducing demand for supplies.

27.   Credit card spending continued to grow as retail sales slumped probably because people were struggling to pay higher energy bills, economists said.

28.   Computer sales have been slumping, and as a result, PC-makers and retailers are getting stuck with extra inventory.

29.   Department store sales slumped in recent months as warm weather limited purchases of winter clothing.

30.   Department store sales slumped in July from a year ago because of the consumption tax increase, a Nihon Keizai newspaper survey showed Saturday.