Measuring U.S.-Canada Trade: Shifting Trade Winds May Threaten Recent
Progress (Chapter Report, 01/19/94, GAO/GGD-94-4).

The United States and Canada are the world's top trading partners. The
free trade agreement between the two countries, which took effect in
1989 and is gradually phasing out duties on bilateral trade, is expected
to further enhance their trade relationship. Given the importance of
this relationship to the economies of the two nations, accurate data on
its nature and extent are vital.  For this reason, GAO and the Office of
the Auditor General of Canada reviewed the capacity of the statistical
systems of both countries to produce accurate and complete trade data
for the present and the future.  This report focuses mainly on
merchandise trade data but also recognizes the importance of data on
international transactions of services, investment income, and capital.

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 REPORTNUM:  GGD-94-4
     TITLE:  Measuring U.S.-Canada Trade: Shifting Trade Winds May 
             Threaten Recent Progress
      DATE:  01/19/94
   SUBJECT:  International trade
             Statistical data
             Exporting
             Economic analysis
             Data collection operations
             Records management
             International economic relations
             Foreign trade agreements
             Clearinghouses
             Data integrity
IDENTIFIER:  Canada
             North American Free Trade Agreement
             United States-Canada Free Trade Area Agreement
             Mexico
             Generalized System of Preferences Program
             Japan
             Customs Service Automated Export System
             South Korea
             Australia
             Customs Service Automated Commercial System
             Customs Service Automated Broker Interface
             Customs Service Entry Summary Selectivity System
             Customs Service Cargo Selectivity System
             NAFTA
             
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