51.   Only mining producers reported a decline in sales.

52.   Other chains reported declines.

53.   Other consumer electronics retailers, as well, today reported declines in same-store sales due to a lack of new product to attract customers.

54.   Other U.K. building materials companies, such as Tarmac Plc, have reported declines in profit this year as poor consumer confidence restrains demand for housing.

55.   Overall U.S. sales by the foreign manufacturers were mixed, with Japanese companies reporting declines and European companies having gains.

56.   Other telecommunications firms have also reported sharp declines in sales and laid off tens of thousands of workers.

57.   Paper companies also reported big declines as paper prices remained below the unusually high levels of a year ago.

58.   Others reported sales declines.

59.   Prices rose after the API reported the decline in stockpiles and rising demand, said David Becker, an energy derivatives trader at Citibank in New York.