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The U.S. aerospace industry reported a record $31.4 billion trade surplus in 1992 but its growth con

Two transport groups, the Air Freight Association and the Air Courier Conference of America, have en

The European Community today will discuss pooling its 12-member nations' civil aviation agreement wi

In a major policy shift, the U.S. Customs Service said it will actively try to increase the amount o

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The race may be on to develop an alternative fuel for America's cars, but as far as entrepreneurs Ji

U.S. business inventories were virtually unchanged in January at a seasonally adjusted $840.367 bill

Trade between the Czech and Slovak republics has disintegrated since January, prompting both governm

The imminent scrapping of a World War II cargo ship, in an ironic twist, will help keep alive the me

Inflation fell to 24.79 percent last month from 28.77 percent in January,mainly because Febr

Chile and Ecuador agreed to launch talks to form a free trade agreement. The bilateral tie w

France is seizing samples of frozen fish imported from the United Statesbecause they contain

EX-USSR LEADERS BOOST COOPERATIONGovernment leaders from the Commonwealth of Independent Sta

The new chief executive of Kentucky Central Life Insurance Co. has turned to the radio program as a

Some Japanese trading companies are considering importing Indian rapeseed in the coming months, foll

A leading Canadian generic drug manufacturer, Apotex Inc. of Toronto, has completed what its preside

South Africa holds about 88 percent of the world's platinum group metal reserves, according to revis

Twelve federal agencies levied taxes, user fees and other assessments worth $1.9 billion on waterbor

China intends to use "all means necessary" to stem the slide in its currency, which has lost one-thi

Associated British Ports Holdings PLC's provisions against a sharp fall in real estate values offset

New York Mercantile Exchange Mar. 12, 1993Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

In an unprecedented reversal, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has decided that customers

Workers at a Polish arms factory Friday protested Germany's plan to extradite their ex-manager to th

The Clinton administration is embracing a new and controversial approach tohelping U.S. comp

Persistent tensions caused by high short-term interest rates within the European Monetary System bub

Canada's unemployment rate continued to decline in February, falling to 10.8 percent from 11.0 perce

General Ship Acquisition Co., which proposes to purchase Boston Harbor's only major ship repair firm

Maersk McKinney Moller, head of the giant Danish shipping, shipbuilding and energy group A.P. Moller

Italian industrialists are increasingly worried about whether the country's economy can withstand th

In a region where political leaders tend to be either absolute monarchs or former generals, Lebanon'

Nearly 200 people were killed and hundreds injured Friday in a series of bomb explosions in Bombay,

Primerica Corp. and American Express Co. announced Friday that they have signed an agreement for Pri

March 12, 1993 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity

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The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index raced to a new 1993 high of 104.6 last week as plywoo

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Mar. 12, 1993Bid AskedCopper_

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

CLINTON SEEN BACKING USAIR-BA DEALWASHINGTON - The Clinton administration is leaning