Trade Fact of the Day
U.S. goods exports to Colombia year-to-date through May 2008 amount to 4.8 billion, up 50.0 percent from the same period of 2007.
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May 16, 2008
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Gutierrez Discusses Bilateral Trade with Australian Trade Minister
Washington (Jan. 31)—Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today met with Simon Crean, Minister for Trade of Australia, to discuss the close trade relationship between the two nations, as well as ways the United States and Australia can work together toward a successful Doha round of WTO negotiations. Since entering into the U.S.-Australia FTA three years ago, overall bilateral trade has increased 27 percent, and the U.S. had a projected $10 billion surplus with Australia last year alone.
