21.   Both Japan and the U.S. will release monthly trade figures later this week.

22.   A ministry official said the economic downturn is already being reflected in trade figures.

23.   A stronger-than-expected trade figure, released today, had little impact on the market.

24.   But Lardy argues those trade figures are misleading because they register trade in products, not services.

25.   But the trade figures may aggravate political problems for the Clinton administration.

26.   Cars and stereos are counted in the trade figures, but shopping centers and T-bills are not.

27.   Clearer signs on the pace of the slowdown may come tomorrow with the release of October retail trade figures.

28.   Currency traders said that rise was driven not by the trade figures by institutional investors and importers buying dollars to purchase products ranging from oil to foodstuffs.

29.   Cuyegkeng said the Philippines should just ride out the poor trade figures as investments pour in to rebuild the economy.

30.   Domestic economic reports due include trade figures Thursday and April consumer credit Friday.