31. Demand has increased strikingly. 32. Demand has only increased. 33. Fewer services to schools at a time when demand is increasing exponentially due to the growth in charter schools. 34. Financial issues also rallied, as investors wagered loan demand would increase and investment in equities would be bolstered by lower interest rates. 35. Gasoline rose after a report that demand increased unexpectedly to its highest rate in more than a year, drawing down inventories. 36. Higher demand has increased imports and widened the trade deficit, economists said. 37. In CHICAGO, Pork belly futures rose for a fourth day amid signs that demand is increasing at a time of low supplies of live hogs. 38. In CHICAGO, corn futures rose as the price of lysine, a corn derivative, plunged, sparking speculation that processing demand could increase in the months ahead. 39. In fact, Douglass said he was worried that manufacturers could find themselves in a serious bind if demand increases after workforces have been reduced. 40. In NEW YORK, crude oil futures were little changed as ample crude oil supplies are offset by expectations that gasoline demand will increase in the coming weeks. |