Alaska Exports Increased in Third Quarter.

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Alaska exports totaled $2 billion during the first three quarters of 2000, an increase of 2.6 percent over the same period in 1999. The slow but steady increase compares to a 31 percent jump in exports in 1999 over the previous year, a surge credited to the rebounding Asian economy.

The Japan market, which accounts for more than half of Alaska's exports, was stable, increasing 1.2 percent. The number two and three export...