About Trade
"Free and fair trade helps secure a future of freedom and promise."
President George W. Bush
World Trade Week Proclomation
May 16, 2008
Facts Of The Day
April 30, 2008
America’s two-way trade with Colombia reached $18 billion in 2007, making Colombia our fourth largest trading partner in Latin America and our largest export market for U.S. agriculture products in South America.
Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration
April 29, 2008
In 2007, total U.S. goods exports to Colombia reached $8.6 billion.
Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration
April 28, 2008
The United States’ market share in Colombia is falling—in 2007, U.S. merchandise held a 26.5 percent share of Colombia’s import market, a steady decline from 28.3 percent in 2005 and 34.4 percent in 2001.
Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration
April 25, 2008
In 2007, U.S. farmers and ranchers shipped $1.2 billion in agricultural goods to Colombia, up 41 percent in a single year, making Colombia the largest export market for U.S. farm products in the Hemisphere outside of NAFTA.
Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration
April 24, 2008
It has been 520 days since the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement was signed. Since that time, American exports have faced nearly $1 billion in Colombian tariffs.
Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration
