31.   Unexpectedly strong demand has helped fuel the surge in prices as well, traders said.

32.   While consumer demand has helped sustain output, business spending has collapsed.

33.   A trader with a foreign bank said slack corporate demand for dollars helped cap peso losses during the session.

34.   Lagging export demand helped pushed prices down further on Friday, but trading was light and the drop was only moderate.

35.   Later, Ogata heard Serb demands to help in the search for over a hundred Serb civilians missing in rebel territory since July.

36.   Slowing demand has helped push oil and gas prices down this year from highs in January.

37.   Solid domestic demand helped underpin the market.

38.   Stronger U.S. demand in turn would help foreign countries that ship goods to the United States.

39.   Slack corporate dollar demand also helped the peso, traders said.

40.   The most sought-after and expensive trees are noble firs, although strong demand has also helped propel the prices of grand and Douglas firs.