71.   Frankfurt has been worried about the effect of the mighty mark on German exports and hence company earnings.

72.   German authorities want the mark to fall to improve the competitive position of German exports, he argued.

73.   German exports to Mexico include transportaiton and communication equipment, machinery and chemical products.

74.   German exports might be damaged by the rise in the value of the mark, he said.

75.   German exports to Mexico include transport and communication equipment, machinery and chemical products.

76.   German exports to Mexico include transportation and communication equipment, machinery and chemical products.

77.   In Germany, Economy Minister Guenther Rexrodt voiced concern Tuesday about the adverse effects of the crisis on German exports, the engine of its economy.

78.   A Union Bank of Switzerland trader said the weak dollar, making German exports less competitive, depressed shares of some firms making industrial installations and chemicals.

79.   A rise of the dollar would help German exports and the German economy in general.

80.   Analysts there said that the fall of the dollar against the mark might hit German exports and the market hoped that the Bundesbank would cut its repurchase rates soon.