That means American exports should be rising, and they are.
March is traditionally a very strong one for American exports.
That would mean lost American exports and jobs without any improvement in the security situation.
American exports reached a record $30.9 billion, a gain of 1.5 percent.
It was not really part of a surge in American exports.
And for all of 2003, American exports to the region rose 4.7 percent.
Nor are American exports to many of the 10 growing very fast.
Many consider it to be the greatest and most original American export to the world.
American exports grew by some 30 percent in response to the lower dollar.
The study reports that from 1985 through 1993, American exports increased 8.6 percent a year.