31.   Rubin has played down the complaints from U.S. exporters, saying exports have risen over the last four years.

32.   Singapore-made exports rose more than anticipated in December even as weaker Asian currencies and slumping demand slowed shipments of electronics and machinery, government figures showed.

33.   Still, Wall Street traders said they bought bonds, encouraged after Brazil said exports rose during the third week of November compared with the week before.

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

35.   That should hurt private consumption, even as exports rise on the back of cheaper yen.

36.   Television exports have risen for five straight months.

37.   The bright side, Culley said, is that exports have risen, because prices are cheaper in dollars.

38.   The fall came on expectations that supplies would surge after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries raised its export quotas and on expectations that Iraqi exports will rise.

39.   The increase came even as exports rose at a faster pace than imports.

40.   The U.S. international trade deficit in goods and services did narrow in February as exports rose for the first time in three months.