31.   The sales slump is one symptom of how the Asian economic crisis has spread.

32.   The sales slump in the open-air market is one symptom of how the Asian economic crisis has spread.

33.   The sales slump may be a consequence of consumers owing too much money.

34.   The spinoff affects Nissan, which has been struggling to reverse a serious sales slump.

35.   The sales slump started so quickly, and at a time of year when factories were at their busiest, that automakers had little time to react.

36.   They all took a long-term view of their sales slump.

37.   This year, one has to wonder if the recent sales slump and industry downsizing will impact the typically enthusiastic scouting that characterizes the conferences.

38.   While some blame the sales slump on the reduced advertising budget or the decreasing prize pool, Ratliff, a longtime lottery foe, blames it on enlightenment.

39.   Yet the sales slump will probably prove short-lived, Smith said.

40.   A sales slump this past spring was expected to cause companies to try to keep stockpiles as lean as possible.