2 Matching Results

Search Results

open access

Japan's Global Trade Surplus: Its Nature and Significance

Japan's global current account surplus is expected to reach $150 billion in 1993, up substantially from a modest $36 billion in 1990. The movement of Japan's current account surplus in this period is, perhaps, more dramatic as a share of GDP, going from a substantial 3.6 percent in 1987, down to a modest 1.2 percent in 1990, and up again to about 3.1 percent in 1992. Japan's growing surplus is criticized as a consequence of that country's barriers to trade, and as a drag on the economic recover… more

Date: October 29, 1993

Creator: Elwell, Craig K.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

open access

Japan-U.S. Relations: Policy Issues for the Clinton Administration and the 103rd Congress

The Clinton Administration and the 103rd Congress are in the early stages of a major review of U.S. trade, international and security relations with Japan, the principal U.S. ally and trading partner in Asia. A number of recent developments have raised tensions in this mutually beneficial relationship, which is still characterized by deepening economic interdependence and close political and security cooperation. These include the end of the Cold War, which has eliminated a common military thre… more

Date: April 29, 1993

Creator: Cronin, Richard P.