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USTR Corrects Sugar Export/Import Figures for Dominican Republic

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative corrected its Dec. 17 Federal Register notice on the trade surplus in sugar and syrup goods and sugar containing products for Latin American companies (see ITT's Online Archives 12121412), it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Jan. 2.

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It said the main change is that the earlier notice incorrectly said that during Calendar Year 2011, the Dominican Republic's imports of the sugar and syrup goods and sugar-containing products exceeded its exports by 3,066 metric tons. The correct statement is that during Calendar Year 2011, the Dominican Republic's exports of the sugar and syrup goods and sugar-containing products exceeded its imports by 3,066 metric tons. Further information: Ann Heilman-Dahl, 202-395-6127.