31.   Resources stocks also fell, ignoring benefits of higher metals prices and a lower Australian dollar which improves export earnings for Australian companies.

32.   Resources stocks also fell, ignoring benefits of higher metals prices and a lower Australian dollar, which improves export earnings for Australian companies.

33.   Some analysts are neutral, fearing the effects in Germany, for example, on the export earnings of its companies because of the strong German mark.

34.   The economic woes have been compounded by the fall in oil prices, which has taken a heavy toll on export earnings.

35.   The dismal numbers reflect the blow the high yen has dealt to manufacturers, which are struggling to cope with declining export earnings by cutting workers and slowing production.

36.   The loss of export earnings for Afghan fruits has forced growers to sell on the low-priced domestic market.

37.   The harsh reality is that little investment has gone to wean the economy off sugar, which historically has provided four-fifths of export earnings.

38.   The sales are crucial for export earnings by both countries.

39.   The stock market has rebounded and corporations forecast higher earnings thanks to aggressive cost-cutting and the weakened yen, which raises export earnings.

40.   The retail figures underscore the weakness in Swiss economic growth, which is tied to sluggish consumer spending and a strong franc that has crimped export earnings.