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Imports: - Municipal solid waste and recyclables that have been transported to a state or locality for processing or final disposition (but that did not originate in that state or locality).
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Chile to reduce diesel imports in second half  -  04 Aug 2008
guardian.co.uk,By Monica Vargas CONCON, Chile, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Chile expects to cut imports of diesel fuel by about 75 percent in the second half of the year after

$500m spent on petroleum imports  -  04 Aug 2008
New Vision,Kamanda Bataringaya said East Africa imports petroleum products worth about $2b, which is 20% of the the regionâ€™s import bill. He said this decadeâ€™s oil

China auto fuel imports to fall in Olympics month  -  04 Aug 2008
Tehran Times,Gasoline imports for this month are seen at 210000 tons against 300000 tons for July and the record of 339000 tons for May, when the country turned a net

POLL-US crude stocks seen up on higher imports  -  04 Aug 2008
Reuters UK,NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - US crude oil inventories were forecast to have increased by 100000 barrels last week as imports rose and refinery utilization

Beer Imports Double in 3 Years  -  04 Aug 2008
ì½”ë¦¬ì•„íƒ€ìž„ì¦ˆ,Imports from the Netherlands, the home of Heineken, reached $4.25 million during the first half, a significant increase from $184000 in 2005.

Toxin-tainted grouper draws attention to rising imports  -  04 Aug 2008
Palm Beach Post,Imports cannot be similarly traced, he said. Country-of-origin labeling laws in effect since 2005 require supermarkets to label fish and shellfish with the

Drought, cheap imports lead to job cuts at Ardmona  -  04 Aug 2008
ABC Online,The Managing Director, Nigel Garrard says the drought and cheap imports have forced SPC Ardmona to restructure. "This is part of a restructure we have spent

TV Review: BBC America imports sci-fi adventure with 'Primeval ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,By Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It has been about a year since BBC America designated Saturday as its home for fantasy and sci-fi series,

UAE seafood imports to hit $382m this year  -  04 Aug 2008
GulfNews,By Nadia Saleem, Staff Reporter Dubai: UAE imports of seafood products are projected to reach $382 million in 2008, according to a recent study conducted by

Garrett bans hybrid cat imports  -  04 Aug 2008
ABC Online,The Federal Government has moved to ban a large hybrid cat from being imported into Australia. The savannah cat is a cross between a domestic cat and a wild

Locally made sugar threatened by imports  -  04 Aug 2008
VietNamNet Bridge,The ministry has estimated that the sugar output, plus 94000 tonnes in storage and 58000 tonnes of imports, will be enough to meet the domestic demand.

Decrease in vehicle imports  -  04 Aug 2008
Ceylon Daily News,The registration of motor vehicles in Sri Lanka, has recorded a decrease in the registration of vehicle imports in the first six months of the year when

China H1 auto imports up 53% to 212800 units  -  04 Aug 2008
HULIQ (press release),Shanghai, August 4 (Gasgoo.com) China's auto imports rose 53.15% in the first half from one year earlier, and stood at 212800 vehicles, according to General

Analysis on China\'s ferroalloy imports  -  04 Aug 2008
SteelGuru,Decreasing exports, increasing imports and record high outputs were the main reasons for jumping fresh resources. The figure is expected to descend modestly

Pakistan govt plans new taxes to restrict imports  -  04 Aug 2008
Middle East North Africa Financial Network,...(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The government is planning to introduce new taxes to restrict non-essential imports to bring down the import bill.

Malaysia Continues To Record Trade Surplus  -  04 Aug 2008
RTT News,On the other hand, imports amounted to 45.26 billion ringgit, up 12.1% from the previous year. The statistical office said the increase was contributed

S. Korea's Beer Imports Surge on Demand for More Diversity  -  04 Aug 2008
Yahoo,SEOUL, Aug 4 Asia Pulse - South Korea's beer imports surged over the past three years on consumers increased demand for more diverse beer products from

Government told to rely less on rice imports  -  04 Aug 2008
Davao Today,In 2006, the landed cost of rice imports was only .08 per cent higher than the prevailing domestic price of P 19, 490 per metric ton while in 2007,

Stock-feed firms struggle with imports, exchange  -  04 Aug 2008
VietNamNet Bridge,VietNamNet Bridge â€“ Nearly 40 enterprises that make feedstock for cattle, pigs, poultry and even fish have closed shop so far this year, according to Bui

India's Rupee Declines as Oil Gains May Increase Dollar Demand  -  04 Aug 2008
BloombergIndia imports about 70 percent of the commodity it needs annually. ``The present level of oil is high, prompting refiners to keep most of their dollar needs

Steel imports from China surge in first seven months  -  04 Aug 2008
Thanh Nien Daily,The countryâ€™s total steel imports so far this year was 6.4 million tons. Local demand was around 2.3 million tons, a 4.7 percent increase compared to the

Is the GDP Deflator for 2008 Q2 Plausible?  -  04 Aug 2008
istockAnalyst.com,But even prices of imports ex-oil have risen substantially. Figure 2: Log level of nominal dollar exchange rate against a broad basket of currencies (blue),

Bush to face protesters during South Korea visit  -  04 Aug 2008
Rock Hill Herald,Bush will meet with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, whose attempts to foster goodwill with Washington by allowing resumed imports of US beef sparked

Was that 2Q GDP Number Phony?  -  04 Aug 2008
U.S. News & World Report,If import prices are added back into inflation, then the total dollar volume of imports must be added back into nominal GDP as well.

GLOBAL: Polyester Prices Likely To Bottom Out  -  04 Aug 2008
BharatTextile.com (subscription),...(Did you know that the most recent figures show that New Zealand's imports totaled $14.3 billion?) (In recent years, Turkey's share of global cotton

Not-so-curious case of the falling rupee  -  04 Aug 2008
Economic Times,Indiaâ€™s imports are ballooning. In June, our imports jumped by a perturbing 27% year on year. With prices of oil headed northwards â€” experts believe $200

Edible oil prices may rule firm  -  04 Aug 2008
Economic Times,Meanwhile, edible oil imports have started declining. The association, in its early estimates, depicts a 38.8% fall in edible oil imports in May 2008.

Please Define What a â€˜Windfall Profitsâ€™ Tax Isâ€¦  -  04 Aug 2008
FOXNewsAccording to a 1990 Congressional Research Service study, the tax depressed the domestic oil industry, increased foreign imports and raised only a tiny

Revenue from taxes, ESC increases by 25 per cent  -  04 Aug 2008
The Island (subscription),Decline in motor vehicle imports, impact of the concessionary duty schemes implemented for public servants, decline in production of hard liquor,

Unheralded Knights carry torch for ACT  -  04 Aug 2008
The Canberra Times,...''Our league is growing every year, the imports we are attracting these days are just unbelievable.'' Philps was referring to a number of Finnish imports

Natural-Gas Prices May Fall Next Year  -  04 Aug 2008
Wall Street JournalThe US sees LNG imports in 2009 surpassing last year's record levels. "There is a huge bubble of LNG about to hit the market," said Waterborne President

Rio Answers to 11% of All Brazilian Exports. US Is Main Destination  -  04 Aug 2008
Brazzil Magazine,Imports into Rio grew even more, reaching US$ 6.371 billion, expansion of 53.3%. The trade balance surplus in the period was US$ 1.397 billion.

What's the next stop after Geneva?  -  04 Aug 2008
IBNLive.com,All the negotiators agreed that the defences could be triggered on three occasions: when imports rose by 15 percent, 20 percent and 25 percent.

SA's automotive sector may record first trade surplus in more than ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Creamer Media's Engineering News,Vehicle and component imports were valued at R102-billion. "However, this year, vehicle exports are set to double to 300 000 units as several new export

Capital goods' share in India Inc's total imports rises in '07-08  -  Aug 3, 2008
Economic Times,Exports have grown 9.3 per cent in rupee terms last year over 2006-07 while imports have risen 12.9 per cent. Big brothers of Corporate India have, however,

Iran seen needing $8 bln for 2008-9 gasoline imports  -  Aug 2, 2008
guardian.co.uk,TEHRAN, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Iran will need around $8 billion for gasoline imports in the 2008-09 year based on the price in recent months, a senior official

Emir of Kuwait Ends Mongolia Visit, Oil Imports Discussed  -  Aug 3, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,Ulaanbaatar: The emir of Kuwait, His Highness Shaykh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah paid a private visit to Mongolia from 24 July to 2 August.

New taxes planned to reduce imports  -  Aug 2, 2008
Pakistan Dawn,By Ihtasham ul Haque ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The government has decided to impose new taxes to reduce non-essential imports, fast eating up the countryâ€™s foreign

Edible oils, oilseeds slip as imports rise to new highs  -  Aug 2, 2008
Economic Times,NEW DELHI: With edible oil imports reported to be higher at more than 10 lakh tonne and country witnessing good monsoon rainfall, prices of all major edible

S Korea resumes US beef imports  -  Jul 30, 2008
China Daily,SEOUL -- A shipment of 1.47 tons of US bone- in beef arrived in South Korea on Tuesday, the first time that South Korea resumes imports of such beef since

July automobile imports drop sharply  -  Aug 3, 2008
VietNamNet Bridge,July is the third month in a row to see lower automobile imports as a result of policies aimed at reducing traffic congestion and trade deficit as well as

Food and trade  -  Aug 3, 2008
The Statesman,The opposition from India arises from the protection that will be allowed to its farmers from cheap imports. The country does not dispute the fact that

Exports up 23.5 pc; high imports widened June trade deficit  -  Aug 1, 2008
Press Trust of India,Imports during the month grew by 25.9 percent to 24.45 billion dollars from 19.42 billion dollars, leaving a trade deficit of 9.78 billion dollars,

Oil imports up by 53.4 pc in June  -  Aug 1, 2008
Press Trust of India,For the April-June quarter of 2008-09, oil imports grew by 50.2 per cent to USD 25.52 billion from USD 16.99 billion in the corresponding period last year,

Food imports shoot up by 53.51 percent  -  Aug 1, 2008
Daily Times,By Ijaz Kakakhel ISLAMABAD: In spite off being an agrarian economy, Pakistanâ€™s overall imports of selected food items in the last fiscal year 2007-08

Larry Hill Imports opens on Motor Mile  -  Aug 3, 2008
Cleveland Daily Banner,Larry Hill Imports has recently opened its doors on South Lee Highway, according to Larry Hill and partner Chris Sather. The dealership is a full-service

Fish imports drop  -  Aug 1, 2008
Joy Online,Fish imports into Ghana this year is expected to drop considerably as a result of rising fuel costs on the world market. Kofi Adusei Poku, deputy Minister

Vietnam to allow genetically modified crops to reduce imports  -  Aug 2, 2008
Thanh Nien Daily,Vietnam is aiming for â€œmassive productionâ€? of genetically modified (GM) crops to reduce imports of soybeans, corn and cotton. Development of GM crops may

UPDATE 1-Thai June trade surplus narrows on high imports  -  Jul 31, 2008
Reuters India,By Kittiphong Thaicharoen BANGKOK, July 31 (Reuters) - Thailand's trade surplus narrowed in June after oil-inflated imports grew faster than still robust

Japan Lifts Its Ban on Lobster Imports  -  Jul 31, 2008
New York Times,...(AP) â€” Japan has lifted a ban on imports of North American lobster that had been linked to a misunderstanding over safety, industry officials said Thursday.

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