61.   In addition, stockpiles of unsold goods, which factories worked to reduce in previous months, held steady -- a sign production could rise in the months ahead.

62.   In June, GDP was unchanged from the previous month.

63.   In early August, the Michigan sentiment figures showed only a slight decline from the previous month.

64.   In previous months, China had repeatedly pledged to the international community that it would not devalue its currency to support its exports.

65.   In previous months, South African President Thabo Mbeki dismissed the anti-HIV drug AZT as toxic.

66.   In November, new car registrations rose after declining in all the previous months of the year.

67.   In previous months, as much as one third of the targeted sum remained uncollected.

68.   In the previous month, Barschel resigned as premier of Schleswig-Holstein in a scandal over illegal election tactics.

69.   In the previous month, however, growth in consumer credit slowed, as demand for auto financing and other loans declined.

70.   Inflation remained under wraps in July as prices paid to U.S. factories, farmers and other producers showed no change from the previous month, the government said today.