31.   General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. plan to scale back production next quarter to trim excess inventory amid slackened U.S. demand for cars and light trucks.

32.   Manufacturers have temporarily shut down plants or scaled back production to trim inventories given the economic slowdown.

33.   The cut is designed to trim inventories, which have grown amid sluggish sales in the United States.

34.   The cut is designed to trim inventories which have grown amid sluggish sales in the United States.

35.   The slight decline confirmed sluggishness in manufacturing as businesses trim inventories that accumulated earlier this year.

36.   There were signs that industries have made progress in trimming bulging inventories.

37.   To trim inventories and bring them more in line with demand, companies are laying off workers, reducing shifts to curb production and marking down merchandise.

38.   U.S. sales by major domestic automakers have slid for six consecutive months, prompting them to slow production to trim bloated inventories.

39.   U.S.-based automakers have cut production in the past several months to trim inventories bloated by slackened sales.

40.   U.S.-based automakers have cut production over the past several months to trim inventories bloated by slackened sales.