31.   Export growth has ground to a halt, even though the euro remains cheap compared with the dollar.

32.   Export growth may not be as fast in coming years, but it should continue to grow.

33.   Export growth in Korea far outpaces growth for the region overall.

34.   Export growth will be tempered, however, by weak economic growth in Asia.

35.   Export growth would have been slower but for a steep increase in copper sales abroad.

36.   Europe and Japan are also contributing to U.S. export growth.

37.   Export growth of food and shoes slowed, he said.

38.   Farm inventories were also smaller than previously estimated, export growth slowed and defense spending declined.

39.   For starters, Hormats notes, much of the potential for export growth in southern Asia is in apparel.

40.   For the region as a whole, analysts attribute the easing of export growth to a softening of demand for electronic goods in Europe and the United States.