Trade Cases
November 14, 2016
WTO Dismayed by Quantity of Trade Restriction Measures
Written by Sandy Williams
The World Trade Organization said 85 trade-restrictive measures were implemented by G20 economies from mid-May to October 2016, approximately 17 measures per month. The number is a slight decline from 21 per month reported in the previous reporting period but continues to be high compared to the roll-back of existing trade-restrictive measures. During the reporting period only 66 of the 151 trade measures applied actually facilitated trade.
Trade remedy investigations (AD/CVD investigations) represented 72 percent of the trade restrictive measures. During the reporting period 61 trade remedy actions were initiated and only 36 existing ones were terminated.
