111.   With economies in Asia, Latin America and Europe on the mend, demand for American exports of goods and services is finally improving.

112.   With much of Asia in economic depression and Latin America facing sharp recession, the demand for American exports will plummet.

113.   Yields also declined in recent months amid expectations a slowdown in Asia will put the brakes on U.S. economic growth as demand for American exports weakens.

114.   Yet the Asian financial crisis seems certain to dampen American exports and bring a flood of cheaper imports, forcing many companies to hold down prices.

115.   Overseas, Jordan has been compared to such American exports as Coca-Cola and Mickey Mouse, and is a huge star in places where basketball is barely even followed.

116.   A stronger dollar makes American exports more expensive abroad and Japanese products cheaper in the United States.

117.   American exports of corn to Japan fell sharply after a Japanese consumer group complained in October that StarLink had been detected in snack foods and animal feed there.

118.   American export industries have been the most vibrant part of the US expansion.

119.   American exports hit an all-time high, boosted by a big rise in sales of commercial jetliners.

120.   Asia is the fastest growing economic region of the world and the market for one-third of all American exports.