Paraphrasing (9th paragraph)

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Although gross U.S. exports increased 61 .5% between 1994 and 2000, those increases were overshadowed by the growth in imports, which rose 80.5%. As a result, the 1994 U.S. trade deficit of $182 billion increased 141.6% to $439 billion by 2000 (all figures in inflation-adjusted 2000 dollars).

The main idea of the paragraph

Although U.S. exports increased between 1994 and 2000, the imports increased much faster, resulting a bigger trade deficit in 2000.

虽然美国的出口在1994至2000年间有所增加,但同期进口的增加更快,导致贸易逆差在2000年更增加了。