Sentence examples for export contracted from inspiring English sources

Over all, the gap between what Americans import and export contracted by 6.2percentt last year, to $711.6 billion, according to the Commerce Department.

Demand for exports contracted as well.

The industrial core is being battered by the Asian crisis: the state's exports contracted by 8.3% last year.

Orders for new exports contracted in April after rebounding in March, suggesting that external demand for China's exporters remained weak, Qu Hongbin, an HSBC economist who specializes in China, said.

Real estate values fell further, exports contracted and bankruptcies are on the rise.

Although exports contracted by 11% in 2009, they had risen by nearly 20% annually in 2007 and 2008.

The Economist points out that the trade deficit is growing: "The trade deficit hit a new peak in January 2009 as exports contracted in response to the global economic downturn while imports edged higher".

The 5 billion euros, or $6.6 billion, out of about 7 billion euros that France is making available to help its exporters will be directed toward the aerospace industry "to allow the financing of export contracts in the aeronautical sector," according to a finance ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not an authorized spokesman on the subject.

"But there are domestic delivery contracts, export contracts".

This can win or lose an export contract.

It was Australia's largest export contract ever, the company said.