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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

Press Releases

10/31/07
USTR-Statement by USTR Susan C. Schwab on House Ways and Means Committee Approval of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
10/31/07
USDA-Conner, Schwab to Lead Congressional Delegation Visit to Colombia
10/31/07
USDA-Statement by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner on House Ways and Means Committees Approval of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
10/31/07
White House-Press Briefing by Gutierrez and Lazear on Third Quarter GDP
10/31/07
Statement by Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez on the House Ways and Means Committee Passing Unanimously the U.S. Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
10/31/07
USTR-Statement by USTR Schwab on Approval of Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement by Colombian Legislature
10/23/07
USTR-Ambassador Schwab Announces U.S. Will Seek New Trade Agreement to Fight Fakes
10/14/07
Second Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Led By Gutierrez Sees Real Economic Progress and Change in Colombia
10/12/07
White House Transcript-Remarks by the President on Trade Policy
10/11/07
The U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue Joint Statement
10/11/07
U.S. Welcomes CEO Recommendations to Strengthen U.S.-Brazil Economic Relationship
10/11/07
USTR-Ambassador Schwab Statement on U.S. Trade Deficit
10/9/07
USTR-Ambassador Schwab Statement Regarding the Outcome of the CAFTA Referendum
10/9/07
State Department-Secretary Rice Roundtable with Trade and Economic Journalists
10/8/07
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Discusses U.S.-Uruguay Trade and Expanding Economic Cooperation in Montevideo
10/8/07
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to Lead 2nd Congressional Delegation to Colombia
10/8/07
Gutierrez Applauds Historic Costa Rican "Si!" for U.S. Trade Deal
10/5/07
Gutierrez and Schwab Tout Record U.S. Exports in Tour of Baltimore Port
10/4/07
Secretary Gutierrez Statement on Senate Finance Committee Vote on Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
10/4/07
USTR-Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab on Senate Finance Committee Approval of Legislation to Implement the Peru TPA
10/3/07
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to Travel to Uruguay and Brazil for Trade Discussions