41.   Steel production is helping industrial production increase.

42.   The administration has been lobbying intensely for a production increase by OPEC, which is to meet next Monday.

43.   The company also said it expects production increases and efficiency gains to continue for the remainder of the year.

44.   The bottom line is that the United States must, by whatever means necessary, increase the production of smart, qualified performers in the technology area.

45.   The company said the production rate increase is in response to stronger orders from its airline customers.

46.   The company has announced four production increases since late last year.

47.   The Mexican energy minister issued a statement Wednesday saying that Mexico and Norway, another non-OPEC producer, thought that a production increase should be discussed.

48.   The production increases announced by the OPEC countries are not really as large as the numbers would suggest.

49.   The production increases have not come easily, however.