Friday, April 13, 2007
[IWS] USITC: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: FACTORS AFFECTING TRADE PATTERNS of SELECTED INDUSTRIES [13 April 2004]
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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USITC (U.S. International Trade Commission)
Sub-Saharan Africa: Factors Affecting Trade Patterns of Selected Industries [13 April 2007]
First Annual Report
Investigation No. 332--477
Publication 3914, April 2007
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub3914.pdf
[full-text, 214 pages]
Summary:
Growing demand and increased prices were prominent factors affecting the growth of exports in 12 selected industries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in recent years, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in its latest general factfinding investigation.
Government policies related to investment, infrastructure, trade agreements, and regional integration were significant factors in the growth of some African exports because they enhanced the ability of SSA exporters to take advantage of the more favorable market conditions, according to the report.
Prepared for the U.S. Trade Representative, the ITC report is the first of three annual reports that will provide brief overviews of the trends in SSA exports in the agricultural, mining and manufacturing, and services sectors.
Each report will also provide profiles of SSA industries within those sectors producing certain products that have shown significant export shifts in recent years. Each industry profile will include an analysis of the leading SSA exporters, their key markets, the leading competitors, and the market and policy factors that have contributed to recent increases or decreases in the exports of these industries.
The first report covers industries that produce:
* cut flowers;
* cocoa butter and paste;
* nuts (primarily cashews);
* prepared or preserved fish;
* acyclic alcohol;
* unwrought aluminum;
* textiles and apparel;
* petroleum gas (primarily liquified natural gas);
* flat-rolled steel;
* wood veneer sheets;
* financial services; and
* tourism.
Includes numerous TABLES.....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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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
________________________________________________________________________
USITC (U.S. International Trade Commission)
Sub-Saharan Africa: Factors Affecting Trade Patterns of Selected Industries [13 April 2007]
First Annual Report
Investigation No. 332--477
Publication 3914, April 2007
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub3914.pdf
[full-text, 214 pages]
Summary:
Growing demand and increased prices were prominent factors affecting the growth of exports in 12 selected industries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in recent years, reports the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in its latest general factfinding investigation.
Government policies related to investment, infrastructure, trade agreements, and regional integration were significant factors in the growth of some African exports because they enhanced the ability of SSA exporters to take advantage of the more favorable market conditions, according to the report.
Prepared for the U.S. Trade Representative, the ITC report is the first of three annual reports that will provide brief overviews of the trends in SSA exports in the agricultural, mining and manufacturing, and services sectors.
Each report will also provide profiles of SSA industries within those sectors producing certain products that have shown significant export shifts in recent years. Each industry profile will include an analysis of the leading SSA exporters, their key markets, the leading competitors, and the market and policy factors that have contributed to recent increases or decreases in the exports of these industries.
The first report covers industries that produce:
* cut flowers;
* cocoa butter and paste;
* nuts (primarily cashews);
* prepared or preserved fish;
* acyclic alcohol;
* unwrought aluminum;
* textiles and apparel;
* petroleum gas (primarily liquified natural gas);
* flat-rolled steel;
* wood veneer sheets;
* financial services; and
* tourism.
Includes numerous TABLES.....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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