"We have been very focused in calling for a breakthrough now, " says Mary Irace, vice president of trade and export finance for the National Foreign Trade Council, a pro-trade industry group in Washington.
The contraction of imports for processing trade does not bode well for the export outlook either.
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Members of the Export Promotion Cabinet shall develop a framework for promoting services trade, including the necessary policy and export promotion tools.
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Gambia's re-export trade accounts for almost 80% of goods exports.
Since its owners also possess Pulenta Estate, a vineyard, they agreed to launch a new line of mass-market wines for export, erasing the family's trade deficit.
In an internal document seen by the BBC, the EU said it was confident that two mines in the area now meet international standards and it wants diamonds from those areas to be immediately approved for export, which would partially lift a trade ban dating back to 2009.
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While they may be faced with more import competition, a shift to a policy of free trade could also open up export opportunities for these companies.
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As individuals we trade products for products, so in order to export we must by definition import.
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Early signs of a rebound in trade in Asia are brightening prospects for the region's export-dependent economies.
Relations between Mexico and China have been tense since China's emergence as an export powerhouse and challenging rival for the Latin American country in the global trade arena, though Mexico has recently recovered some lost ground due to rising labor costs in China.
It is to be expected, however, that Washington will be urged to trade a relaxation of the export control standard on machine tools for promises of greater allied efforts on enforcement.
Over five years, the Americans propose to eliminate export subsidies for farm products, and to slash both tariffs on farm goods and trade-distorting subsidies for farmers.
U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, import and export prices, international trade in goods and services, and the weekly DOE energy stocks report.
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U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes import and export price indexes, the weekly jobless claims report, the trade in goods and services report and the monthly Treasury budget statement.
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Touting the TPP and the benefits that go along with a new trade agreement should be a political no-brainer for the president: huge export potential, job growth, and lower prices for American consumers.
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On the other hand, failure to keep up with the export credit activities of key competitors could have decidedly negative consequences for the U.S. trade balance and the economy.
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Resurgent US shoppers have provided signs of hope for the beleaguered Japanese economy, by buying more goods from Japan and raising hopes that the export trade may have turned the corner.
U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the weekly jobless claims report, import and export price indexes, the international trade in goods and services report and the Treasury budget statement.
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Exports to the United States account in all cases for at least half of total trade and, in the case of Dominican Republic, for as much as 84% of export earnings.
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Because many Americans work for companies which export, I'll initiate negotiations in the first 100 days and submit to Congress five free trade agreements during my first year in office to increase exports.
Now, however, more and more grape growers are opting to produce their own Champagne for export, something Dr Charters says is an opportunity to bring grape growers and Champagne houses together to discuss their trade.
Antitrade activists frequently suggest that free trade is a "race to the bottom" and lobby for currency depreciation in order to improve the export position of American firms.
Canadian President, Steven Harper, completed a visit to Canada's third largest South American export market, lauding Uribe's measurable successes in improving security and recommending free trade as a tool for sustainable economic development.
U.S. economic data due for release Wednesday includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, import and export price indexes, retail sales, manufacturing and trade inventories and sales, the monthly Treasury budget statement and the weekly DOE liquid energy stocks report.
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