11.   Trade figures for July put Britain one and a half billion pounds in the red.

12.   Norman Willis, general secretary of the TUC, said the trade figures showed that imports were continuing to rise faster than export growth.

13.   All trade figures are adjusted for seasonal variations.

14.   Analysts said that given the overall strength of the U.S. economy, investors are discounting the trade figures.

15.   And since trade figures reflect exchange rates six to nine months before, exports should soar through at least the end of the year, economists said.

16.   And, analysts said problems with the way the Commerce Department computes the trade figures help account for the narrower November trade gap.

17.   As the trade imbalance figures get bigger, isolationists will become more determined to erect trade barriers around this country.

18.   Auto makers stand to benefit doubly from lower-than-expected trade figures, which both weaken the yen and ease U.S. pressure over trade friction.

19.   Bond yields also rose after higher-than-expected wholesale trade figures indicated the Bank of Canada may raise lending rates to shore up a falling dollar.

20.   Bond yields rose following the trade figures.