41.   Holding out would reduce inventories further as oil is bought in anticipation of higher prices.

42.   H-P said its efforts to reduce its inventory of both computers and printers hurt results.

43.   H-P also said that orders for some components declined as customers worked to reduce inventories.

44.   If a port house has large stocks remaining from a previous year, it may pass on a vintage declaration to get a better chance to reduce inventory.

45.   In interviews over the last week, other Fed governors offered several reasons why they were optimistic that inventories could be reduced without severely damaging consumer spending.

46.   In keeping with lean manufacturing techniques, GM plants have been trying to reduce their inventories, to free plant space.

47.   Indicating all its problems are not past, the company said bottlers in several key markets would buy less concentrate this year to reduce bloated inventories.

48.   Iowa lost some manufacturing jobs in June and July as companies reduced their inventories when demand fell off.

49.   It said the revised estimate reflects lower margins resulting from programs aimed at reducing year-end inventories.

50.   Japanese industrial production likely fell in August from the previous month as manufacturers cut output to reduce high inventory levels, economists surveyed by Bloomberg News said.