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Most imports are from outside of the country.

George W. Bush

Most of our imports come from other countries.

George W. Bush

The import bill is too high. We should do our best to reduce imports and increase local output.

Ali Aoun

Japan is really the industrialized country most heavily dependent on oil imports, ... so the most direct impact of higher oil prices is on the Japanese yen.

Ashraf Laidi

The growth was 5.5%. With the increase in oil prices, the Arab countries have accumulated foreign funds and have been able to invest more money in imports. The countries have grown due to oil.

Michel Alaby

They have not actually suspended all the imports (to Hong Kong) as I far as I know.

York Chow

Which country can you point to that is going to pick up their imports -- it doesn't seem there are any.

Bob Hafer

Imports growing more than expected means domestic demand continues on a very strong path.

Bertrand Delgado

Prices will come down on imports. There are lots coming our way.

Sarah Emerson

If it makes China's currency appreciate against the dollar, I would imagine that ought to be a positive thing for Chinese imports, such as oil.

Wayne Harburn

I'm surprised by the drop in crude stocks and the further decline in crude oil imports.

Tim Evans

Crude oil is a global market unlike natural gas. We are almost an island when it comes to gas, with most of our imports coming from Canada.

Neil Gamson

Even if the refineries are OK, they could be starved of their imports.

Jamal Qureshi

Meanwhile, the government has encouraged imports.

Liu Haiquan

We expect those (cattle) imports to resume shortly.

Dennis Laycraft

Who knows, another individual that probably imports it into the state of Kansas.

Rod Page

You need to figure that out because that's what the Customs Bureau uses to figure out exports and imports to our country.

Mark Pasdon

The Port of New Orleans alone imports 250,000 tons of coffee every year.

Mark Zandi

There is a possibility the companies that are below 80 pct and having to fill up the gap with Japanese imports may be a target for accusations.

Takeo Fukui

Thus, despite strong domestic demand for diesel, imports only held about steady.

Ronald J. Planting

The government's emphasis is really misplaced, ... Each and every year we become more dependent upon imports. Demand is exceeding supply.

Bill Greehey

In comparison, Cuba spent about $1 billion -- or more than 35 percent -- on petroleum imports.

Robert Menendez

Trade is balanced. Growth of exports and imports was practically the same.

Antonio Sarkis Jr

An increase in oil imports means more demand out of Japan for the dollar to buy them.

Osamu Takashima

Markedly reduce these imports.

Jeff Bingaman

Larger imports apparently more than compensate for production losses in the Gulf.

Tobias Merath

By Monday, our gas imports from Russia have fallen by over 40%.

Sandor Kantor

The biggest factor is the rising oil price at $67-$68 (per barrel) ... We have to limit unnecessary imports.

Jusuf Kalla

China is our fastest-growing export market, and imports from China help keep inflation low, benefiting American consumers and businesses.

John Frisbie

Manufacturing is probably in a steady downtrend, and when you get cheap imports, it is a recipe for a bit of margin contraction.

Peter Chilton

U.S. imports have contributed to the growth of output and employment in many countries around the world.

Martin Feldstein

There's some nervousness about the hurricane, that it might slow imports, and concern that gasoline and heating oil stocks might fall more than expected.

Sam Tilley

We don't have much money available for imports.

Shamkhi Faraj

Changes in certain crops can affect imports and exports.

Brian Pearson

With the exchange rates the way they are, a lot of imports are coming over. It's a very busy, busy year. And everybody is nervous.

Don Wylie

I was looking for a rebound in imports as some of the activity along the Gulf Coast came back to normal.

Tim Evans

We foresee that this year should be a year of investment and high export growth, therefore we need foreign currencies to finance investment and imports of raw material, as well as capital goods.

Ampon Kittiampon

Even for nations that don't directly import from Iran, any disruption in imports affects prices. And Asia, with its dependence on Iranian energy, would be directly hurt.

Valerie Marcel

Even with the Canadian dollar appreciating some 6 U.S. cents through the year, both exports and imports in 2005 surged to record high levels.

Carolyn Kwan

Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain.

Pierre Trudeau

Our imports increase as long as the economy grows.

Bernard Baumohl

The fall in imports of capital equipment means that growing exports still do not translate into a domestic recovery.

Arthur Woo

Americans depend upon imports to fill the gap.

Stuart Mcgill

It means that we have discovered a stable channel of illegal imports, and ... we told the Polish vet about it.

Sergei Dankvert

Exports and imports will be the main growth drivers next year.

David Hong

That's very bearish, ... The imports are higher than we anticipated.

Ed Silliere