1.   This can result in higher outputs, lower prices and the reduction of monopoly profits.

2.   At the same time, the report will show higher output at gas and electric utilities as shivering Northeasterners cranked up the heat at home.

3.   All major industries except the petroleum industry reported higher output.

4.   Business leaders in manufacturing industry also reported higher output in September over July.

5.   Complete productivity data, however, will not be available until the Labor Department incorporates the higher output in its own calculations.

6.   From higher industrial output to retail sales, the increase in economic activity is expected to help boost banking.

7.   Higher output required higher sales, mostly in the United States.

8.   Higher output per worker helps businesses cut costs and makes runaway inflation less likely, economists say.

9.   Higher output of machinery and equipment in September offset lower motor vehicles and parts production.