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FedEx Chief: Exports Will Stave Off Recession

Posted May 19, 08 10:25 CDT in Technology,  Business 

(Newser) – Strength in high-tech US manufacturing and the globalization of the market has helped the US avoid a recession, with its exports being driven by a weak dollar, FedEx CEO Fred Smith told the Financial Times today. And, he said, as emerging economies continue to grow, so will US exports, even if the dollar rebounds.

“Were it not for US exports, the country would be in a significant recession right now,” Smith said. Analysts agree, saying near-record export activity could increase the US GDP up to half a percentage point in the first quarter. Smith also attributed increasing globalization to the growth of electronic commerce.

Source Financial Times (UK)

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A FedEx driver makes deliveries on Monday, March 17, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
A FedEx worker delivers packages in San Francisco.   (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp.   (AP Photo)
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