But rich countries already increasingly pay their way in the world by exporting services.

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And we are rebuilding an economy where we generate more American jobs in more American industries by producing and exporting more goods and services to other nations.

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Services do little or no exporting.

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As well as being an exporting powerhouse, Germany is also a major buyer of goods and services from the rest of the eurozone.

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The former director of Surrey-based Brooklands International Freight Services strongly denied the charges, saying he believed he was exporting batteries for the car industry in the Netherlands.

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The Public Services Department has suggested increasing recycling to 70% of waste and investigate exporting the rest after a year of work.

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