And it helped establish the Export-Import Bank to increase trade throughout the Americas.

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The Labor Department revised November's import increase to 1.5% and reported that import prices gained 4.8% overall in 2010, instigated by higher fuel prices since October.

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Tim Murphy, a Pennsylvania congressman, is championing a bill that would give Congress power to review presidential decisions on whether or not to increase import duties in the face of sudden dislocations.

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The fact that a 21 percent increase in the value of the Yuan was met with a 38.7 percent increase in import value means that the quantity of Chinese imports demanded increased by nearly 15 percent after the price change.

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