It argues that cutting rates could spur demand for imported goods and add to the deficit.
Meanwhile, consumer incomes in Russia are on the rise and so is demand for imported goods.
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One technique involves finding a businessman in Colombia who needs dollars to purchase imported goods--cigarettes, say.
Rate cuts could potentially widen the current-account deficit by encouraging consumption and boosting demand for imported goods.
He wants Norfolk Southern to be the primary rail carrier for imported goods from East Coast ports.
That, in turn, would make imported goods more expensive domestically and American-made goods cheaper on foreign markets.
Rate cuts could potentially widen the current account deficit by encouraging consumption and boosting demand for imported goods.
The Asian crisis may further drag down the traded-goods sector and push down the prices of imported goods.
First, a drop in the exchange rate does not necessarily lead to an equivalent rise in the price of imported goods.
Hawley tried that same tactic in 1930, sponsoring a law that raised tariffs on over 20, 000 imported goods to record levels.
Much of that can be blamed on domestic demand for imported goods and higher cost of raw materials, like iron ore.
As imported goods become more expensive, local producers of dairy, meat, fruit and vegetables will find greater demand for their goods.
In our global economy, the massive consumer surplus generated by free services is primarily spent on the consumption of imported goods.
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Farmers resented having to pay higher prices for imported goods, because of high tariffs that were the principal source of federal revenue.
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They could do that more easily if consumers in China and the other surplus countries were willing to buy more imported goods.
Also, he added, CPI data includes imported goods, while PPI does not.
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Venezuelans fearing the move would mean a sharp spike in the cost of imported goods have rushed to stores in recent days.
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Imported goods, such as commodities, help drive manufacturing and industry.
It also means, however, that imported goods have seen a big price-hike.
To the extent we have to spend more on imported goods, we have less money to spend on domestically produced goods and services.
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Even when roads are open and bandits cleared, the cost of travel, as well as of all imported goods and skills, is prohibitive.
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Inflation picked up earlier in the year, mainly reflecting higher prices for some commodities and imported goods, as well as the supply chain disruptions.
Southern California is the nation's warehouse: some 40% of all imported goods arrive in the country through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Taxes on imports are those levied on imported goods and services.
Hundreds of factories went bankrupt during the 1990s when national manufacturers, wrestling with a hugely overvalued currency, were unable to compete with far cheaper imported goods.
This week, the country devalued its currency, creating fear among some Venezuelans that the move would mean a sharp spike in the cost of imported goods.
Even excluding oil, prices of imported goods rose by 8.3% in the year to the second quarter of 2008, the highest rate of increase since 1993.
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff passed by Congress in the early 1930s triggered beggar thy neighbor trade policies in other countries, raising taxes on tens of thousands of imported goods.
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Caviar traders are supposed to certify all imported goods, but, writes Saffron, this treaty only limits the cross-border caviar trade and does not prevent overfishing in Russia.
The company in November opened a boutique shopping mall for imported goods, Waow Plaza, in Hangzhou and aims to open another 100 or so in as little as three years.
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