1.   Analysts say inventories should remain in check this year.

2.   Analysts say inventories generally remain too high and they expect the automakers to continue to scale back production, as has been done in recent months.

3.   As a result, industry inventory will remain at a high level at the end of the season.

4.   As long as inventories remain bloated, as they have since December, chip prices will remain weak, they say.

5.   At the same time, however, business leaders say inventories remain high, as goods piled up for lack of customers, and orders sparse.

6.   Also rising were some of the smaller oil-service issues, as oil prices continue to jump and inventories remained low.

7.   Gasoline futures rose to a nine-week high as inventories remained lower than a year ago ahead of the peak period of demand.

8.   Glickman said wheat prices may have fallen too far too fast and should strengthen because inventories remain low.

9.   Industrial production, which still is the engine of the Japanese economy, continues modest growth, the agency said, although rising inventories remain a problem.

10.   Inventory remained tight.