71.   The board released the June trade figures.

72.   The currency market paid the trade figures little attention, focusing instead on expectations of rising interest rates in the U.S. and Japan.

73.   The dollar posted its biggest one-day loss against the yen in three months after the trade figures were announced.

74.   The current account is released one month after the merchandise trade figures for the same month.

75.   The dollar weakened last month after merchandise trade figures showed a sharp contraction in the U.S.-Japan trade surplus.

76.   The encouraging trade figures came as exporters signaled they were satisfied with the recent depreciation of the peso.

77.   The dollar-based trade balance figures are being distorted by the sharp appreciation in the yen.

78.   The government is scheduled to present later today its official December trade balance figures.

79.   The evidence so far is that little real harm has been done to the trade figures.

80.   The first stage in the crisis was an expected decline in exports, evidenced in the June trade figures.