In keeping with the demand, prices are rising almost everywhere - and inventory is shrinking.

The strong sales outlook comes as the inventory of unsold cars was shrinking.

But economists said inventories still shrank during the summer from what were already extremely low levels.

But customers' inventories have shrunk, analysts and copper executives said.

Usually inventories shrink during the winter, and many analysts had expected worldwide stocks to be reduced by about two million barrels a day.

A third report said manufacturing in the Midwest expanded at a slower pace as orders fell and inventories shrunk.

The inventory of controlled apartments has shrunk from 16,200 to 1,300, he said.

But the inventory of oceanfront land in the retirement havens of the Southeast is shrinking.

Business sales rebounded and inventories shrank in April, the Government said today.

But today his inventory has shrunk to 95 and 25, respectively.