1.   Domestic producers are forced to buy it when official stockpile sales lag demand.

2.   LSI, a maker of specialty computer chips, said first-quarter profit and sales will be weaker than expected because of lagging demand.

3.   Supply of the new PowerBooks is likely to lag demand through the Christmas season, said Kimball Brown, vice president of researcher Dataquest Inc.

4.   He noted that the cycle for factory upgrades and expansion often lags growing demand in the overall economy.

5.   Saturn Corp. will cut production hours by one-third at its plant here because of lagging demand for its compact cars and station wagons.