Although it is only March, there have been numerous petitions and complaints filed at the USITC this year.

The BAT would have two primary effects related to USITC investigations.  First, it would raise the after-tax cost of imports relative to domestically produced goods.  Second, the BAT is likely to cause an appreciation of the U.S. dollar, though economists differ on the degree of the exchange rate adjustment. 

Full-year 2015 trade data from the United States International Trade Commission are now available. To celebrate, we review some of the most important big-picture developments in U.S. trade from the previous year.