Some market participants saw the jump in exports as suggesting that robust demand for American-made goods could bolster manufacturing and speed up the economy.

Their faster growth would imply more imports of American-made goods, helping to reduce the trade imbalances.

In the current fiscal year, the company has said, it expects to buy $3.2 billion in American-made goods.

When the dollar is weak, foreign goods are more expensive, so Americans tend to buy American-made goods.

In theory, a weaker euro would hurt the United States by making American-made goods more expensive.

Organizations urging consumers to buy American-made goods are finding a growing audience for their message.

If just $64 was spent on American-made goods by each of us doing our holiday shopping, the result would be 200,000 new jobs here at home.

When growth falters abroad, foreign businesses buy fewer American-made goods.

American-made goods have become more attractive, alleviating Japan's surging trade surpluses.

The products are authentic American-made goods, not counterfeit or pirated.