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May182017

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Notification of Intent to Renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement

Trade and InvestmentNorth American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)U.S. Trade RepresentativeWilbur Ross

With this letter, we intend to notify not just Congress, but all our trading partners, that free and fair trade is the new standard for U.S. trade deals. Since the signing of NAFTA, we have seen our manufacturing industry decimated, factories shuttered, and countless workers left jobless. President Trump is going to change that. I look forward working with the President, Ambassador Lighthizer,...

May162017

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Final Determination of Dumping and Foreign Subsidy Duty Rates on Steel Rebar from Japan and Turkey

Trade and InvestmentWilbur RossAntidumpingCountervailing Duty (CVD)

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the final determinations of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) investigations, finding that imports of steel reinforcement bar (rebar) from Japan and Turkey have been sold in the U.S. market at unfair prices, and that rebar imports from Turkey have been unfairly subsidized by the Turkish government.

May112017

JOINT RELEASE: Initial Results of the 100-Day Action Plan of the U.S. - China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue

Trade and InvestmentPresident Donald J. TrumpWilbur RossVice Premier Wang Yang of ChinaU.S. - China Comprehensive Economic DialogueSecretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin

President of the United States Donald Trump and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping agreed at their Mar-a-Lago meeting to advance U.S. - China economic cooperation with a 100-day action plan under the framework of the U.S. - China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue. Under the leadership of the co-chairs, Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur...

May112017

Release of Gross Domestic Product by State: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2016 Numbers Throw Obama and Trump Administration Energy Policies into Sharp Contrast

DataGross Domestic Product (GDP)

Data on the Fourth Quarter and Annual 2016 GDP by State released today by the Department of Commerce showed some states’ gross domestic product (GDP) to have been impeded by the policies of the Obama Administration, especially in the energy sector.

May102017

U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Imports of Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing

Trade and InvestmentCountervailing Duty (CVD)AntidumpingWilbur Ross

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the initiation of new countervailing duty (CVD) and/or antidumping duty (AD) investigations of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China, Germany, Italy, India, Korea, and Switzerland.

May092017

Census Bureau Announces Retirement of Director John H. Thompson

Operational ExcellenceDataJohn ThompsonWilbur Ross

Today the Census Bureau announced the June 30th retirement of Bureau Director John H. Thompson after a long and distinguished career of public service. John H. Thompson was sworn in as the 24th U.S. Census Bureau Director on August 8, 2013.

May042017

Trade Deficit with Mexico and Japan Continues to Grow at Unsustainable Rate

Trade and InvestmentWilbur RossU.S. International Trade in Goods and Services

The trade deficit with Mexico and Japan was found to be growing at an alarming rate following the release of March 2017 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services monthly data by the Department of Commerce. The trade deficit increased by $363 million with Mexico and by $1.6 billion with Japan from February to March of this year.

May032017

Readout from a Commerce Spokesperson on Secretary Ross' and Secretary Mnuchin’s joint call with China Vice Premier Wang Yang

Trade and InvestmentSecretary of the Treasury Steven T. MnuchinWilbur Ross

Earlier today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin held a phone conversation with Vice Premier Wang Yang of China. Commerce Secretary Ross, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and Vice Premier Wang discussed bilateral issues related to the U.S.- China Comprehensive Dialogue and the overall economic and trade relationship between the two countries.

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Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on Notification of Intent to Renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Final Determination of Dumping and Foreign Subsidy Duty Rates on Steel Rebar from Japan and Turkey

JOINT RELEASE: Initial Results of the 100-Day Action Plan of the U.S. - China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue

Release of Gross Domestic Product by State: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2016 Numbers Throw Obama and Trump Administration Energy Policies into Sharp Contrast

U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Imports of Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing

Census Bureau Announces Retirement of Director John H. Thompson

Trade Deficit with Mexico and Japan Continues to Grow at Unsustainable Rate

Readout from a Commerce Spokesperson on Secretary Ross' and Secretary Mnuchin’s joint call with China Vice Premier Wang Yang

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