COMMISSION PRODUCTS

Reports Requested by the President or Congress

• STEEL: MONITORING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DOMESTIC INDUSTRY (INVESTIGATION NO. TA-204-9) AND STEEL-CONSUMING INDUSTRIES: COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO STEEL SAFEGUARD MEASURES (INVESTIGATION NO. 332-452)
  (Publication 3632; September 2003)
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• COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN MARKING: LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND PRACTICES
  Investigation 332-366: This report covers the laws, regulations, and practices applicable to country-of-origin markings on U.S. imports, exports, and domestic products. The report focuses on the following industries: automobiles, light trucks, and automotive parts; electronics; footwear; frozen vegetables; hand tools; pharmaceuticals; steel; and textiles and apparel. It also examines the costs incurred by government and industry related to enforcement and compliance, and the benefits of these rules to consumers.
  (Publication 2975; July 1996)
  Full report in WordPerfect 6.1 format (1,365,928 bytes)
  
  
• STEEL SEMIANNUAL MONITORING REPORT
  Investigation 332-327: This report is based on a survey of steel producers and processors and compares 1994 and 1993 data on industry operations, including capacity,production, shipments, financial performance, capital expenditures and research and development, and labor issues. In addition, the report provides detailed breakouts on U.S. open market shipments and U.S. trade for 20 major groups of steel mill products and certain fabricated steel products and identifies other recent developments in the U.S. industry.
  (Publication 2878; April 1995)
  Full report (703,261 bytes)

Industry and Trade Summaries

• INDUSTRY AND TRADE SUMMARY: STAINLESS STEEL MILL PRODUCTS (Publication 2880; June 1995)
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• INDUSTRY AND TRADE SUMMARY: STAINLESS STEEL MILL PRODUCTS (Publication 2880; June 1995)
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STAFF-GENERATED MATERIALS

International Economic Review (Journal)

• INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REVIEW
  Articles on APEC liberalization; New Zealand's opposition to linking trade agreements with labor standards; the U.S.-Korean settlement of meat and steel trade disputes; and the timeline of Uruguay Round commitments.
  (Publication NA; September 1995)
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• INDUSTRY, TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
  Articles: WTO agricultural trade negotiations: An update; Steel sector explores E-commerce although wary of quick transition; Mexico's emergence as a global automotive production center drives trade and investment.
  (Publication 3363; October 2000)
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• INDUSTRY, TRADE & TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
  Articles discuss steel in residential construction; material processing technology; new markets for passenger rail suppliers; apparel retail market; NAFTA update.
  (Publication NA; 1995)
  Full report in WordPerfect 6.0 format (238,436 bytes)
  
  
• INDUSTRY, TRADE, AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
  Articles discuss mobile satellite services; India's steel industry emerging as a competitive global player; textiles and apparel--India's integration into the world economy and opportunites for U.S. firms.
  (Publication 3054; July 1997)
  Full report in WordPerfect 6.1 format (494,724 bytes)
  
  
• INDUSTRY, TRADE, AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
  Articles discuss world textile and apparel trade; world shipbuilding and the status of OECD Agreement to eliminate subsidies; and new technology in steel industry's thin-slab casting/flat-rolling processes.
  (Publication 3004; October 1996)
  Full report in WordPerfect 6.1 format (259,911 bytes)
  
  

• STAFF RESEARCH STUDY (22): COMMERCIALIZATION OF NEW MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR MATERIALS
  U.S. industries are placing a growing emphasis on improving the processes used to manufacture the component materials of a wide range of commercial products. From ceramic composites to steel, both the industries that produce the component materials and the downstream industries that use them in parts and final products are finding that their global competitiveness is directly affected by the adoption of new manufacturing processes for materials (NMPM). This publication examines several different NMPM in various stages of development and commercialization; factors affecting adoption of NMPM; benefits and drawbacks as compared with conventional processes; industries and companies involved and interactions between them; the role of the government in commercialization; and the extent of adoption of new processes in the United States and foreign countries.
  (Publication 3100; April 1998)
  Full report [PDF] (1,307,100 bytes)