"The reason this market is so huge is because most people live on a dollar a day," said a United States trade official.

United States trade through foreign subsidiaries has ground to a halt.

Now 10 such zones have been designated by the United States trade representative's office.

But the United States trade representative's office quickly denied that.

There is an approach I call the United States trade certificate program.

Most of the countries with which the United States trades have this status.

It tops the United States trade representative's priority watch list on protection matters.

These over-the-counter items may be hard to find under United States trade names.

It will reinforce their case for an improving United States trade position, lower interest rates and continuing, if gradual, economic growth.

Still, United States trade with these five Central American countries is significant.

"The reason this market is so huge is because most people live on a dollar a day," said a United States trade official.

United States trade through foreign subsidiaries has ground to a halt.

Now 10 such zones have been designated by the United States trade representative's office.

But the United States trade representative's office quickly denied that.

There is an approach I call the United States trade certificate program.

Most of the countries with which the United States trades have this status.

It tops the United States trade representative's priority watch list on protection matters.

These over-the-counter items may be hard to find under United States trade names.

It will reinforce their case for an improving United States trade position, lower interest rates and continuing, if gradual, economic growth.

Still, United States trade with these five Central American countries is significant.