1.   Further out, a higher inflation trend threatens, eroding these competitive gains.

2.   But concerns about grade inflation trends have led some schools to cap honors so it does not reward puffed-up grades.

3.   Either the inflation trend will keep going up, or it will flatten out.

4.   Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan is concerned that low unemployment and worker shortages will push labor and production costs higher -- reversing recent inflation trends.

5.   Next week, the U.S. will release August consumer price figures, which will provide direction on inflation trends.

6.   The minutes of previous meetings show that they have regarded price expectations in the CBI survey as one of the most important indicators of inflation trends.

7.   While Bosworth and Dudley discount signs that the inflation trend is improving, Gordon of Northwestern has a far grimmer story to tell.

8.   However, Ripert said expectations of rising prices are temporary and do not reflect deep concerns about inflation trends.

9.   Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar slipped against the Japanese yen in uneventful trading Monday as players awaited more data on U.S. inflation trends.

10.   Singson said the central bank would support the positive inflation trend by maintaining firm monetary policies.