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April 1985

Prices of U.S. imports and exports declined in 1984

Patricia Szarek, Brian Costello

Throughout the year, the economy benefited from lower prices and abundant quantities of imported goods; however, the continued strength of the dollar and stiffer competition from foreign producers spelled trouble for the Nation's exporters in sluggish world markets.

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