Washington DC - March 4 - Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 10.5 percent higher in December 2009 than in December 2008, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Washington DC - January 7 - Trade using surface transportation between the United States and Canada and Mexico was 15.5 percent lower in October 2009 than in October 2008, dropping to $61.4 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Washington DC - December 2 - Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 20.2 percent lower in September 2009 than in September 2008, dropping to $57.3 billion.

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Washington DC - November 6 - The United States has requested North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) dispute settlement consultations with Mexico regarding Mexico’s failure to move its “dolphin safe” labeling dispute from the World Trade Organization (WTO) to the NAFTA, as requested by the United States and as required by Article 2005 of the NAFTA.

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Washington DC - October 30 - Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 24.9 percent lower in August 2009 than in August 2008, dropping to $54.3 billion.

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Washington DC - October 20 - Ambassador Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative; Gerardo Ruiz Mateos, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy; and Stockwell Day, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, released the following Joint Statement, outlining the overall results of the October 19, 2009 meeting of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission (FTC), in Dallas, Texas.

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Washington DC - July 3 - Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 33.1 percent lower in April 2009 than in April 2008, dropping to $49.7 billion.

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WASHINGTON DC - April 22 - U.S. Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC) has reacted to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk’s statement that the Obama administration can strengthen provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) without renegotiating the pact.

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Washington DC -April 7- An ad hoc coalition, which includes the National Pork Producers Council and 140 other business, manufacturing, food and agricultural organizations, today sent a letter (below) to President Obama urging him to quickly resolve a dispute with Mexico over allowing its trucks to transport goods into the United States.

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Washington DC -April 25- President Bush today signed a one-week Farm Bill extension which was passed by the Congress on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »