41.   Also on Monday, the Japan Department Store Association releases May Tokyo sales figures.

42.   Amazon did not disclose specific total sales figures.

43.   Although Mattel would not release sales figures for the computers, Ms. Henry said the Barbie PC had sold about the same number as the Hot Wheels PC.

44.   Although sales figures can be manipulated, they are not subject to all the stratagems that companies can use to embellish earnings or distort book value.

45.   Analysts said the sales figures confirmed that Daimler is returning to profit.

46.   An eBay spokeswoman told me that the company considers sales figures proprietary.

47.   Analysts said better-than-expected January retail sales figures lifted investor spirits enough on Wednesday to ignite a rally.

48.   Analysts said the retail sales figures will be especially important in determining if consumer spending will continue to keep the economy afloat.

49.   Analysts said the same-store sales figures will also be helped by an easy comparison to last June, when sales slowed after several months of robust gains.

50.   And not all observers thought the early sales figures from Microsoft were as strong as they could have been.