Lower prices could encourage inventory-building, especially in the emerging markets, they added.

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The inventory-building in the first quarter of this year was responsible for 67% of the 3.7% annual rate rise in real GDP and 36% of the rise of 1.6% in the second quarter.

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Further, she said, the rise in U.S. auto sales probably comes from pent-up demand and inventory building.

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