United States-Canadian Trade: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Monetary and Fiscal Policy of the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session, March 12, 1986 |
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Page 87 - Include working foremen and all nonsupervisory workers (including leadmen and trainees) engaged in fabricating, processing, assembling. Inspection, receiving, storage, handling, packing, warehousing, shipping, maintenance, repair, janitorial and watchman services, product development, auxiliary production for plant's own use (eg, power plant), and recordkeeping and other services closely associated with the above production operations.
Page 144 - Unfair methods of competition and unfair acts in the importation of articles into the United States, or in their sale by the owner, importer, consignee, or agent of either, the effect or tendency of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry, efficiently and economically operated, in the United States...
Page 144 - ... that there is a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended...
Page 144 - Commission's opinion, and all other nonconfidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are or will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 am to 5:15 pm) in the Office of the Secretary, US International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000.
Page 55 - ... furniture into the US, it is also the second largest importer of US furniture. The Canadian furniture industry is very similar to the US industry in structure, wages, level of technology and access to capital. Much like the US, worker health and safety and pollution control are deemed essential in Canada, and thus regulated by government. The ITC study of our industry documented the similarities between the US and Canadian industries in the description of "Major Foreign Competitors," (Competitive...
Page 75 - ... the HTS. The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) affords nonreciprocal tariff preferences to developing countries in the Caribbean Basin area to aid their economic development and to diversify and expand their production and exports. The CBERA, enacted in title...
Page 57 - American furniture industry, the "free trade" and "lowered tariff" thrust of our government's trade policy has been too one-sided. US backed agreements and Congressionally approved programs have hampered the ability of the US furniture industry to compete in its own marketplace. They have...
Page 102 - Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to questionnaires of the US International Trade Commission and from official statistics of the US Department of Commerce.
Page 67 - My staff has reviewed the provisions of the bill and has discussed its provisions with the staff of the Subcommittee on Trade of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Page 32 - By giving timber to lumber companies at a fraction of fair market value, the provinces have encouraged production and employment. The problem is that when Canada promotes its employment, it also promotes production that would not otherwise be justified by the market. Real market-oriented growth in the United States is prevented. In effect, when Canada exports its growing production of subsidized lumber to the United States, it also exports its unemployment. In 1985, Canada's production was running...