From the viewpoint of the economy's health, the most important consumer spending involves durable goods, like cars, appliances and furniture.

Transfers involving goods in any of the following circumstances are excluded from this arrangement:

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In addition, she said, 26 percent of the accounts it is asked to settle involve goods and services that have not been delivered to diplomats.

Such thefts often involve goods worth $100,000 or more, while the typical bank robbery nets only about $2,000, he said.

Antidumping disputes involving manufactured goods have almost disappeared, largely because they find their own political balance.

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"Conspiracy to set prices can involve services as well as goods."

According to police statistics there were over 8000 crimes involving stolen goods, fraud or deception reported on eBay in 2009.

But poor countries complain that many categories currently free from restrictions involve goods they do not produce, like jet aircraft.