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Reports Requested by the President or Congress

• RECENT TRENDS IN U.S. SERVICES TRADE
  Investigation No. 332-345 (Annual Report)
  (Publication 3599; May 2003)
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• RECENT TRENDS IN U.S. SERVICES TRADE
  Investigation No. 332-345 (Annual Report)
  (Publication 3514; May 2002)
  Full report [ PDF ] (13,281,000)
  
  
• RECENT TRENDS IN U.S. SERVICES TRADE
  Investigation No. 332-345 (Annual Report)
  (Publication 3409; May 2001)
  Full report [ PDF ] (5,555,028)
  
  
• RECENT TRENDS IN U.S. SERVICES TRADE
  Investigation No. 332-345: (Publication 3306; May 2000)
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• GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS): EXAMINATION OF THE SCHEDULES OF COMMITMENTS SUBMITTED BY AFRICAN TRADING PARTNERS
  Investigation 332-399: This report examines the schedules of commitments of 13 African trading partners, explains the commitments in nontechnical language, and identifies the potential benefits and limitations of the commitments. The 13 trading partners examined in this report are C"te d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This report focuses on distribution services (defined as wholesaling, retailing, and franchising services); education services; communication services (defined as basic and enhanced telecommunication, audiovisual, and courier services); health care services; professional services (defined as accounting and legal services); architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) services; land-based transportation services (defined as rail and trucking services); and travel and tourism services.
  (Publication 3243; October 1999)
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• GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS): EXAMINATION OF SOUTH AMERICAN TRADING PARTNERS' SCHEDULES OF COMMITMENTS
  Investigation 332-367: This report examines GATS commitments scheduled by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The report reviews the following industries: distribution services, defined as wholesaling, retailing, and franchising services; education services; communication services, defined as enhanced telecommunication services, courier services, and audiovisual services; health care services; professional services, defined as accounting, architectural, engineering, construction, advertising, and legal services; land-based transportation services, defined as rail and trucking services; and travel and tourism services.
  (Publication 3007; December 1996)
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• GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS): EXAMINATION OF MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS' SCHEDULES OF COMMITMENTS
  Investigation 332-358: This report (1) examines the schedules of commitments of the European Union, Japan, Canada, and Mexico, (2) explains the commitments in nontechnical language, and (3) identifies the potential benefits and limitations of the commitments (Publication 2940; January 1996)
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• ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF SIGNIFICANT U.S. IMPORT RESTRAINTS: SECOND UPDATE 1999
  Investigation 332-325: This update of earlier USITC reports (published in 1993 and 1995) presents results on the economic effects on the U.S. economy of removing significant U.S. import restraints in manufacturing, agricultural products, and services. The report includes two types of general equilibrium analyses for the sectors subject to significant import restraints. The first simulation, reported in chapter 2, estimates the economy-wide effects of simultaneously removing all significant import restraints for the covered sectors. Second, the effects of eliminating the barriers for each sector individually are estimated, as reported in chapters 3 through 6. Each simulation yields estimates of net welfare changes for the economy as a whole due to liberalization of the specific sector, as well as estimated effects on trade, output, and employment for the sector(s) being liberalized and for the rest of the economy.
  (Publication 3201; May 1999)
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• RECENT TRENDS IN U.S. SERVICES TRADE (1999 ANNUAL REPORT)
  Investigation 332-345: This report presents industry-specific analyses that focus on trends in exports, imports, and trade balances during 1992-97. Industry-specific analyses also identify major trading partners during the subject period. The report concludes with an examination of the U.S. professional services sector, emphasizing the sector's importance and reviewing recent efforts to liberalize trade in professional services.
  (Publication 3198; May 1999)
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• U.S TRADE SHIFTS IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES
  Investigation 332-345: provides a brief analysis of significant trade shifts at the services and merchandise sector level, on a bilateral basis, and at a detailed commodity level.
  (Publication 2805; September 1994)
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• U.S. SCHEDULE OF COMMITMENTS UNDER THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
  Investigation 332-354: This report includes supplemental commitments and MFN exemptions on basic telecommunication services, finalized on February 15, 1997, and financial services, finalized on December 13, 1997. (Publication NA; August 1998)
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• GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS): EXAMINATION OF THE SCHEDULES OF COMMITMENTS SUBMITTED BY EASTERN EUROPE, THE EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION, AND TURKEY
  Investigation 332-385: This report examines the schedules of commitments submitted by Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Turkey; these 12 trading partners accounted for almost 5 percent of U.S. exports of services in 1995. This report focuses on the subject countries’ commitments pertaining to the following service industries: distribution services (defined as wholesaling, retailing, and franchising services); education services; communication services (defined as enhanced telecommunication, courier, and audiovisual services); health care services; professional services (defined as accounting, advertising, and legal services); architectural, engineering, and construction services; land-based transport services (defined as rail and trucking services); and travel and tourism services.
  (Publication 3127; September 1998)
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• RECENT TRENDS IN U.S. SERVICES TRADE (1998 ANNUAL REPORT)
  Investigation 332-345: Includes a statistical overview of U.S. trade in services and a discussion of key trends; industry-specific analyses that focus on trends in exports, imports, and trade balances during 1991-96; and an examination of commitments on basic telecommunication services scheduled for the 20 largest foreign telecommunication markets under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) administered by the World Trade Organization. (Publication 3105; May 1998)
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• RECENT TRENDS IN U.S. SERVICES TRADE (1997 ANNUAL REPORT)
  Investigation 332-345: Includes a statistical overview of U.S. trade in services and a discussion of key trends; industry-specific analyses that focus on trends in exports, imports, and trade balances during 1990-95; and discussion of extended negotiations on financial, maritime transport, and basic telecommunication services held under the auspices of the World Trade Organization. (Publication 3041; May 1997)
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Industry and Trade Summaries

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STAFF-GENERATED MATERIALS

International Economic Review (Journal)

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• INDUSTRY, TRADE, AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
  Articles discuss GATS commitments to restrict barriers affecting computer services; enhanced navigation technology; and the transition to reformulated gasoline. (Publication 2983; July 1996)
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• OFFICE OF ECONOMICS WORKING PAPER: LIBERALIZING APEC TRADE IN SERVICES
  (Publication NA; September 1997)
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