Trade Fact of the Day
The U.S. manufactured goods trade balance improved 122 percent with our FTA partners, but only six percent with non-FTA partners in the first five months of 2008.
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President George W. Bush
World Trade Week Proclomation
May 16, 2008
Site Updated: July 24, 2008
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Bush Calls on Congress to Pass Stimulus Package and Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea
Washington (Jan. 28)—In his final State of the Union address, President George W. Bush highlighted the need to quickly pass an economic stimulus plan that “is a good agreement that will keep our economy growing and our people working.” He also noted the importance of passing pending free trade agreements saying, “They will support good jobs for the finest workers in the world: those whose products say ‘Made in the USA’.” (More)
