International trade · 23/07/1997

Production Sharing: Use of U.S. Components and Materials in Foreign Assembly Operations, 1993-96 (U.S. Imports Under Production- Sharing Provisions of Harmonized Tariff Schedule Heading 9802)

The Commission has prepared and published annual reports on production sharing under this series since 1986. The Commission plans to publish the next report in December 1997, which will cover U.S. import data on production sharing for 1993-96. Alternative collection methods for production-sharing trade data are being considered by various government entities to improve this statistical review, as noted in the recently published report. Comments and suggestions regarding this issue are welcome in written submissions as specified below. The latest report for the period 1992-1995 (USITC Publication 3032, April 1997) may be obtained from the ITC's Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov or ftp://ftp.usitc.gov). A printed report may be requested by contacting the Office of the Secretary at 202-205- 2000, or by fax at 202-205-2104.