U.S. Exports Increase to New Record-Level in Jan.

Here's some more good news from today's BEA international trade report for January: U.S. exports reached a new record-high level in January of $167.7 billion, surpassing the previous record of $165.7 billion in July 2008 (see chart above).  January exports were also 16% above the year-ago level, and 35% above the cyclical low of $124.1 billion in April 2009.