The 15th report on the impact of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) on U.S. industries & consumers. The overall effect of CBERA-exclusive imports on the U.S. economy & consumers continued to be negligible in 2000. Based on the upper range estimates & industry analysis, the Commission did not identify any U.S. industries that would face significant negative effects from CBERA-exclusive imports. U.S. imports of the 20 leading CBERA-exclusive items, except two sugar subheadings, produced net welfare gains for U.S. consumers. Extensive charts & tables. Also includes a 33-page report: Do Preferential Trade Agreements Promote Growth?: An Evaluation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery ActÓ (July 2002).

Report by the U.S. Internat. Trade Comm. (USITC) on the impact of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) on U.S. industries & consumers. The overall effect of CBERA-exclusive imports on the U.S. economy & consumers continued to be negligible in 2002. Based on the upper estimates & industry analysis, the Comm. did not identify any U.S. industries that would face potentially significant negative effects from CBERA-exclusive imports. Chapters: Introduction; U.S. Trade with the Caribbean Basin; Impact of CBERA on the U.S. & Probably Future Effects; Impact of CBERA on Beneficiary Countries; Appendixes. Charts & tables.