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
September 21, 2007
The United States is currently the leading source of Peru’s imports, with a 16 percent market share.
Source: World Trade Atlas
September 20, 2007
U.S. Exports to our Latin American Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners (Those whose FTAs are in force: Chile, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) grew 20 percent from 2005 to 2006, significantly faster than the 14 percent increase in our exports to the world.
Source: International Trade Administration
September 19, 2007
Nineteen states exported more than $20 million in goods to Peru in 2006. Ten of these states exported goods worth more than $50 million, and five exported merchandise worth more than $100 million.
September 18, 2007
U.S. small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are taking advantage of U.S. efforts to open markets throughout the world. In 2005, more than 90 percent of all U.S. companies that export to our NAFTA partner Canada were SMEs.
Source: International Trade Administration
September 17, 2007
Latin America is an important export market for U.S. small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In 2005, SMEs generated 41 percent of known U.S. merchandise exports to the region, well above the world average of 29 percent.
Source: International Trade Administration
