Monday, September 25, 2006

[IWS] USITC: THE YEAR IN TRADE 2005 [September 2006]

IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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United Stated International Trade Commission (USITC)

Publication 3875 August 2006
The Year in Trade 2005
Operation of the Trade Agreements Program
57th Report
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub3875.pdf
[full-text, 197 pages]


ABSTRACT
This annual report to Congress provides factual information on U.S. trade policy and its administration for calendar year 2005.
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the U.S. economy in 2005 and describes major trends in U.S. trade during the year.
Chapter 2 summarizes activities relating to the administration of U.S. trade laws and regulations, including import relief laws, laws against unfair trade practices, and other import administration laws and programs.
Chapter 3 focuses on the activities of the World Trade Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
Chapter 4 provides an overview of activities with respect to U.S. free trade agreements (FTAs) and FTA negotiations during 2005.
Chapter 5 addresses selected trade-related activities between the United States and selected major trading partners—the European Union, Canada, China, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, India, and Russia.

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Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
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16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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