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10-18-2011, 01:40 PM
The study that evaluates the impact of the DR-CAFTA on national production reveals that since the free trade treaty went into effect, Dominican exports to the United States have increased by 73%.

The study, "An Assessment of the Impact of the DR-CAFTA on the Production Sector of the DR," sponsored by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Project for Implementing DR-CAFTA, focuses on the quantitative analysis of the impact of the agreement both with the United States and with Central America.

The report revealed that the Dominican Republic sources 40% of the domestic demand for supplies and raw materials for national production from the United States. It points out that 78% of the trade deficit with the United States is made up of cooking oil, machinery, vehicles, cereals and plastics. Nonetheless, the DR has a significant commercial surplus when it comes to shoes, medical equipment, textile exports, sugar and tobacco.

The study carried out by the economist Nassim Jose Alemany, indicates that the DR-CAFTA agreement has been positive for the commercial exchange between the DR and Central America, with the export rate going up by 59%.

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