Office of Trade Policy Analysis
Contributing to the Formulation of Trade Policy with the Goal of Enhancing Industry Competitiveness
The Office of Trade Policy Analysis (OTPA) serves as the International Trade Administration’s principal advisor on trade policy issues affecting the competitive position of multiple U.S. industries while also representing the Manufacturing and Services division in key international trade negotiations and policy initiatives. In this capacity, OTPA utilizes complex economic and trade policy analyses to help ensure that the national economic interest of U.S. industry is fully represented in deliberations and negotiations where national or international policies impacting domestic industries are being developed and/or debated.
This site makes available a variety of reports, analyses and resources to assist you in following and interpreting trade policy developments affecting U.S. industry competitiveness.
- Russia's Accession to the WTO: Opportunities for the United States
- Colombia, Korea, and Panama Industry Opportunity Reports - 10/4/11
- MAS Background Paper: Developing Countries' Regional Trade Agreements: Overview and Relation to U.S. Trade - 5/23/11
- NAFTA Trucks Dispute
- Manufacturing and Services Launches the Sustainable Business Clearinghouse
- FTA Map [PDF] (May 2011)
- WTO NAMA: Swiss Formula Calculator [XLS]
- OTPA Study on Japan's Manufacturing Competitiveness Strategy [PDF]
Last Updated: 11/4/11 1:40 PM
