Obama’s Export Reshuffle Will Help Boost Jobs and Growth: View
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Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Two years ago, President BarackObama set an ambitious goal of doubling U.S. exports in fiveyears. In dollar terms, that meant increasing overseas sales to$3 trillion by the end of 2014, from $1.5 trillion in 2009.
He has a ways to go. Export figures for 2011 aren’t yetavailable, but the U.S. probably just passed the $2 trillionmark (through November, exports amounted to $1.9 trillion).