CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Overhauling outdated restrictions on military exports will help New Hampshire businesses continue to increase their activity overseas, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said Monday.

New Hampshire companies exported nearly $3.5 million in goods in 2012, and figures through March of this year show a 14 percent increase, Shaheen said at a forum at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. But they need more help to maintain that growth, she said.