Right now, however, the strong dollar and the growing share of imports are helping to hold down prices.

The weak dollar has helped to make American products much more competitive in many markets around the world.

The federal dollars help ease the state's duty to provide significant additional resources for children with special needs.

The weak dollar and a lower tax rate also helped to lift profits, the company said.

A falling dollar will help in a quiet way for the next year or two.

Five billion dollars for an F-22 will not help us in the battle against terrorism.

"The weak dollar abroad helped make the numbers look even better."

But a slightly stronger dollar and lower gold prices helped support the market.

A relatively strong dollar has helped keep import prices down.

A steady dollar in recent days helped the market reverse last week's retreat.