U.S.-Latin American Trade: Recent Trends

Abstract

After Congress passed Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation in August 2002 (P.L. 107-210), the United States implemented free trade agreements (FTAs) with Chile, the Dominican Republic, the Central Amen can countries, and Peru. The United States has also concluded FTAs with Colombia and Panama, which await congressional action. Talks on the region-wide Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), by contrast, have stalled. The 110th Congress may consider implementing legislation for one or both of the pending bilateral agreements. This report provides an analytical overview of U.S.-Latin American trade data and trends in support of congressional interest in U.S.-Latin American trade relations. It will be updated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 18, 2008
Accession Number
ADA484834

Entities

People

  • J. F. Hombeck
  • Marisabel Cid

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Argentina
  • Colombia
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • European Union
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Hispanics
  • Intellectual Property
  • Latin America
  • Law
  • South America
  • Trade Policy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
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