They are the least likely to export out of 15 big economies, according to the National Association of Manufacturers, a trade group.
What's worse, hopes that East Asia might be able to export itself out of recession appear to be weakening.
Besides, a weak yen could help Japan export itself out of the doldrums.
More generally, Americans complain that Japan is again trying to export itself out of recession rather than undertaking much-needed domestic reform.
That's just another reason for fading hopes that Asia might export its way out of the Crisis.
Nor can China expect to export its way out of this glut, as it did in the past.
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They fan protectionist forces, particularly as the IMF encourages troubled countries to export their way out of trouble.
So what that means is, Europe is not going to be able to export its way out of this problem.
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Still, deep financial crises in the past have mostly been country-specific or regional, allowing countries to export their way out.
But America and Britain hope to export their way out of trouble, and emerging Asia is slowly shifting towards internal sources of demand.
"We're seeing growing confidence across the industry, from start-ups to the growing number of Scottish digital technology businesses carving out export markets around the world".
But I'm afraid there's little in the trade numbers from the past few months to suggest we're about to export our way out of economic stagnation.
Devalue and export your way out of it.
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Convinced that money can be used to trick those who use it to exchange real wealth, Morici and many others think a devalued drachma will make Greek products cheaper such that the country can export its way out of its depressed state.
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Others still are concerned that dabbling with GM food will lead to their being locked out of export markets.
Import and export prices will be out Wednesday, and Bernanke is also testifying in front of the House Financial Services Committee that day.
The pair had pleaded guilty at last year's pre-trial hearing to their part in the export of the waste out of Felixstowe and Tilbury.
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com, points out that export-related manufacturing, in particular, is highly productive and therefore less prone to mass hiring.
With her skis remounted and all of us packed into the Rover, enjoying our last cold sips of Tusker Export, we head out of town toward Mount Kenya National Park, following the dirt roads deeper and deeper into plantation country.
The markets took some solace from a major beat out of China on export data (while not liking inflation readings), the prospect of further stimulus out of Japan, and had some mixed reaction to what were meant to be encouraging comments out of Mario Draghi and the ECB.
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Technical military data covered by US export regulations cannot be taken out of the country without a license.
Other producers say U.S. export restrictions have forced them out of the business.
Global commodities have returned to their nominal peak level, last seen in July 2008 and as such, Brazilian companies may well miss out on vital export sales.
And even though they are much poorer per capita than their American and European counterparts, some nations are considering bailing out their richer export partners to the north.
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Under the Clinton approach, rather than ensure the risks were really understood and avoided where necessary, when the clock ran out, the export license would generally be approved.
It's no accident that Ireland, with its 12.5% corporate tax rate that has attracted export businesses, is climbing out of its debt hole faster than are Portugal, Spain or Greece.
The worry on every steelman's mind is that as the growth in demand for steel slows from its recent hectic rates, the huge increase in Chinese production capacity will be diverted to turning out steel for export.
The market will be looking out for an eroding export market to see how that translates in the Chinese job market.
The EIA also publishes a monthly report, which refines the export data, but it comes out two months after the weekly report and doesn't get much attention from the market.
The result of a trial to establish whether a ship used to export livestock from the UK can operate out of Dover is "inconclusive".
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