There has also been a marked decline in exports of engineering goods, textiles and iron ore.

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Mr. Rao said shipments of key exports, such as engineering goods, are performing well.

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Exports of engineering goods, which constitute a large chunk of India's total shipments, are growing impressively, he said.

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Orders for German engineering goods fell in June by 5% from a year ago, according to VDMA, a Frankfurt-based industry group.

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In December, the government extended a cheap loans program for exporters by an year and also added engineering-goods companies to the list of beneficiaries under the program.

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In December, the government had extended a cheap loans program for exporters by a year and had also added engineering-goods exporters to the list of companies that can take such loans.

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America's export boom is likely to be led by firms that are already global in scale and by sectors in which America has a clear competitive advantage: sophisticated, knowledge-intensive capital goods like microprocessors, and high-end services like engineering, oil-production services and even (witness KPF) architecture.

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Dow's materials-engineering center is busy brainstorming ways that plastic can be used to replace wood and steel in durable goods, particularly home appliances and auto parts.

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The BLS describes this particular group of salespeople as those who sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required, in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics.

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