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Reports Requested by the President or Congress

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Industry and Trade Summaries

• INDUSTRY AND TRADE SUMMARY: TELEVISION PICTURE TUBES AND OTHER CATHODE-RAY TUBES
  This report examines television picture tubes for both direct-view and projection televisions; cathode-ray display tubes for computer and video monitors and for industrial and military displays; television camera tubes, image converters and intensifiers, and other photocathode tubes; and parts of the foregoing.
  (Publication 2877; May 1995)
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STAFF-GENERATED MATERIALS

International Economic Review (Journal)

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• INDUSTRY, TRADE, AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
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• INDUSTRY, TRADE, AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
  Articles discuss GATS commitments to restrict barriers affecting computer services; enhanced navigation technology; and the transition to reformulated gasoline. (Publication 2983; July 1996)
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• OFFICE OF INDUSTRIES WORKING PAPER: FACTORS AFFECTING U.S. TRADE AND SHIPMENTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS: COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, AND SEMICONDUCTORS
  (Publication ID-02; February 2002)
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• GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF STANDARDS BARRIERS TO TRADE IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY
  This staff issue paper examines study assesses standards-related barriers to trade in the global IT industry. The study (1) discusses the role of standards and conformity assessment in the IT industry; (2) provides an overview of the standards process in the United States, the European Union, Japan, and other important global markets; (3) examines the effects of certain standards-related barriers to trade on the computer hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment sectors of the IT industry; and (4) evaluates proposals for reducing IT standards-related barriers to trade.
  (Publication 3141; November 1998)
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• GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE U.S. COMPUTER SOFTWWARE AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES (Staff research report)
  The study highlights significant market and technology trends shaping competition in these rapidly growing industries and assesses the competitive implications of relevant government policies--including intellectual property protection, export controls, and telecommunications regulations --in the United States, Japan, and the European Union.
  (Publication NA; June 1995)
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