51.   U.S. gasoline inventories have fallen for four out of the past five weeks.

52.   U.S. crude oil inventories fell last February because of fog in the Houston Ship Channel.

53.   WHOLESALE INVENTORIES DECLINE Wholesale inventories fell for a seventh month in December, an indication that efforts to reduce stocks were succeeding.

54.   Wholesale inventories unexpectedly fell in February as higher sales helped businesses clear unsold goods from warehouses.

55.   Yet inventories fell and the prices paid index rose to the highest level since July.

56.   Greenspan said oil inventories have fallen to exceptionally low levels, leaving the country vulnerable in coming months to a big price spike if supplies suddenly drop further.

57.   Inventories have fallen for five months in a row.

58.   Oil inventories have fallen to exceptionally low levels, he said, leaving the country vulnerable to a big price spike if supplies suddenly drop further.

59.   Since then prices have more than tripled and oil inventories have fallen to precarious levels.

60.   US wholesalers on Wednesday hailed an announcement by the Commerce Department that business inventories had fallen in December, saying it pointed to stronger growth this year.