National Trade Estimate Report On Foreign Trade Barriers 2002

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. This annual report presents an inventory of the most important foreign barriers affecting U.S. exports of goods and services, foreign direct investment by U.S. persons, and protection of intellectual property rights. Such an inventory facilitates negotiations aimed at reducing or eliminating these barriers. The report also provides a valuable tool in enforcing U.S. trade laws, with the goal of expanding global trade and strengthening the rules-based trading system, which benefits all nations, and U.S. producers and consumers in particular. The report provides quantitative estimates of the impact of these foreign practices on the value of U.S. exports. Includes info. on some of the actions taken to eliminate foreign trade barriers. Charts and tables.

The 15th in an annual series issued by the U.S. Trade Rep. that surveys significant foreign barriers that affect U.S. exports, foreign direct invest. by U.S. persons, & protection of intellectual property rights. This country-by-country inventory facilitates negotiations aimed at reducing or eliminating these barriers. provides a valuable tool in enforcing U.S. trade laws, with the goal of expanding global trade. The report provides, where feasible, quantitative estimates of the impact of these foreign practices on the value of U.S. exports. Information is also included on actions being taken to eliminate any act, policy, or practice identified in the report.