11.   In the last two years, when poor weather caused shortages in olive oil supplies from Europe, imports fell and prices rose.

12.   Second, imports also fell sharply last year, thanks in part to a welter of antidumping duties.

13.   Switzerland posted the third monthly trade surplus in a row in November as imports fell, while exports rose because Swiss companies lowered prices.

14.   The administration argues that steel imports are falling back to that level anyway.

15.   The Australian dollar fell from highs it reached in Asian trading earlier in the day after a report showed Australian imports unexpectedly fell in September.

16.   The auto makers said imports fell short because production of vehicles in Japan declined.

17.   The Swiss economy continued to contract in the second quarter as both exports and imports fell for the first time in three years, the government said.

18.   The trade surplus rose to a record in December as imports fell sharply and exports increased.

19.   Total imports fell for the first time in several years, though the total far outstripped exports.

20.   When European toy imports fell during World War I, the American toy manufacturers seized the opportunity to grow.