The More Competitive Value Of The Dollar

But The Primary Reason For Wanting The Dollar To Become More Competitive In The Near Future Is That We May Need An Increase In Exports This Year And In 2007 To Sustain The Economy's Current Pace Of Expansion.

The Only Way That We Can Reduce Our Financial Dependence On The Inflow Of Funds From The Rest Of The World Is To Reduce Our Trade Deficit.

Thirty Years Ago, Many Economists Argued That Inflation Was A Kind Of Minor Inconvenience And That The Cost Of Reducing Inflation Was Too High A Price To Pay. No One Would Make Those Arguments Today.

The More Competitive Value Of The Dollar Turned Around The Trade Deficit.

The Price Of Imported Oil In The Us Doubled Between Summer 2003 And Summer 2005, Reducing Consumers' Purchasing Power By More Than 1 Per Cent Of Gross Domestic Product.