November 23, 2007

U.S. small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent a majority of U.S. exporting companies to our free trade partners in 2005 including Mexico (93 percent), Australia (90 percent), Singapore (89 percent), Chile (84 percent) and Morocco (71 percent).

Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration

November 21, 2007

Manufactured goods made up 91 percent of U.S. merchandise exports to Peru in 2006. Merchandise exports consist of all goods that cross the border, including manufactured products, mineral products, agricultural products, waste and scrap, etc. Agricultural and construction machinery were the largest manufactured export category to Peru, with $381 million, or 13 percent of total U.S. shipments of merchandise. Peru’s tariffs on agricultural equipment range between zero and 12 percent with an average of 4.5 percent.

Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration

November 20, 2007

The U.S. and Japanese shares of South Korea’s imports market declined between 2005 and 2006.

Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration.

November 19, 2007

Korea’s imports from the United States grew 10 percent over 2005. South Korea’s total imports grew 18 percent, however, with major competitors (China, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) growing at 26 to 29 percent and increasing their share of South Korea’s imports.

Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration.

November 16, 2007

Unlike many of its neighbors, Colombia has not suffered any dramatic economic collapses in recent years. In fact, Colombia’s economy has enjoyed steady growth as GDP has grown between four and seven percent annually between 2003 and 2006.

Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration.