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- BUSINESS, Page 51Business NotesTRADENo Kidding, We're No. 1?
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- Despite rising trade tensions and unflattering comments about
- American work habits, the U.S. recaptured in 1991 the title as
- the world's largest exporter, beating out Germany and Japan. The
- U.S. had not been first since 1989. American businessmen sold
- $422 billion worth of goods to foreigners, a 7.5% jump from
- 1990. Germany slipped 4.5% to second place with $403 billion in
- exports, and Japan sold $315 billion abroad.
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- Staying in first place this year won't be easy. The
- Commerce Department said last week that exports in January fell
- for the third month in a row. While the trade deficit for the
- month did shrink to $5.77 billion from $6 billion in December,
- that was largely because of fewer imports. To no one's
- surprise, the biggest trade imbalance in January was with Japan.
- But to thwart any hard feelings, Tokyo said it would lower the
- maximum number of autos it can sell annually in the U.S. by 28%,
- from 2.3 million to 1.65 million.
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