WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on Friday the Obama administration was not counting on a cheap dollar to meet a promised goal of boosting exports.
"The President's goal of doubling exports over the next five years is a goal that's independent of the value of the dollar," Locke said in an interview on Reuters Insider.
"We are not counting on the low value of the dollar in order to achieve this goal; we really believe that American companies have such great products and services and we need to help them sell that," he said. (Reporting by Glenn Somerville; Editing by James Dalgleish)