steve trepiccione is a senior vice president and managing diretor at the bank. tell me about what you're looking at here. is it mainly optimism? >>the report tells us a lot of things bill but we're most excited about is the optimism that u.s. businesses have for global trade. two thirds of the respondents see in the next 6 months that their trade will increase. where u.s. importers are really looking at most is asia and latin america where the growth rates are much higher. the industries that are actually seeing the most optimism are manufacturing, wholesaling, and retaling. but the report goes specifically into the tech goods sector. we define tech goods as hard good such as printers, copiers, and telecom equipment. we believe that sector will have much higher growth in the medium term. what this means for u.s. businesses is america's in demand.these countries overseas are growing fasteremerging markets in asia and lain america. there's a burgeoning middle class that's going to have a great appetite for high quality u.s. goods. >>what are they looking at to hav