The CPA is Washington’s leading organization fighting for a new trade policy to deliver balanced trade, restored health for American industries, broadly-shared economic growth, and more jobs for American workers. Learn about the key trade issues impacting the US economy that must be solved. Research by CPA staff takes a deeper look at these issues and which policy changes can lead to dramatic improvement.
CPA Research
Harvard and Tampa Cancer Center Tarnished By Chinese IP Theft Scandals
January 23, 2020
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist
On December 9th, Harvard cancer researcher Zaosong Zheng was boarding a Hainan Airlines flight to Beijing at Boston’s Logan Airport when US Customs officials pulled him aside to question him about his luggage.
US Trade Deficit Shrinks to Smallest in Three Years
January 08, 2020
By Steven L. Byers, PhD and Jeff Ferry
The US scored the smallest trade deficit since October 2016 as tariffs slowed the flow of imports into the country.
Tariffs Are Working, to the Consternation of the Economics Profession
January 03, 2020
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist
The New Year dawns on an America where many manufacturing sectors are in a state of aggressive growth.
Blog: US-China Deal Must Be Watched Closely
December 23, 2019
By David Lynn, Ph.D.
President Trump is doing what no other president has ever done on trade—actually making progress as opposed to uttering empty rhetoric and finger-wagging.
Report to CPA members on the US China Phase 1 trade deal
December 13, 2019
from Michael Stumo, CEO
After a call with the White House and Office of US Trade Representative regarding the US-China Phase 1 trade deal today, I would like to share what I have learned with our CPA members.
How To Steal an Airplane
December 13, 2019
The Story of Turbine Panda
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist
In April 2018, a Chinese intelligence agent named Xu Yanjun got off a plane in Brussels, Belgium and headed for St. Catherine Square, a bustling area of shops and quaint cobblestone streets.
US October Trade Deficit Reaches 18-Month Low
December 05, 2019
Trade deficit with China continues to decline
By Steven L. Byers, PhD, CPA Senior Economist
The US international trade deficit in goods and services fell 7.6 percent in October, to $47.2 billion, as imports declined more than exports.
OECD Corporate Tax Compromise Savaged By Multinationals in Public Meetings
November 26, 2019
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist For the past year, tempers and words have been heating up in an international war over corporate taxation. France raised the heat in the battle last year, when it announced it would levy a tax on the corporate profits of a small number of...
America’s Kitchen Cabinet Makers Support Tariffs on China Imports
November 15, 2019
Paul Wellborn is the president of the largest family-owned cabinet manufacturing company in the United States. And as he sees it, the Trump Administration’s China tariffs are working.
Tax Strategy
CPA submits opinion to OECD Tax Committee
November 13, 2019
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has proposed significant changes to the global tax system to combat profit shifting. The Coalition for a Prosperous America supports a much simpler, better, and fairer solution: Sales Factor Apportionment. The following submission was sent to the OECD on November 11th, 2019...
Steel Tariffs Are Driving US Economic Growth
November 08, 2019
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist
On October 25th, America’s largest steelmaker Nucor opened a new steel mill in Hickman, Arkansas.
Currency Misalignment
Making America Competitive Again, The Bipartisan Baldwin-Hawley Bill
November 07, 2019
By John R. Hansen, CPA Advisory Board Executive Summary America's trade deficits, which are caused primarily by America's overvalued dollar, are eroding the American Dream of sustainably growing and equitably shared prosperity for all. By making American goods too expensive to compete with foreign goods in domestic and export markets,...
US September Trade Deficit Falls as US-China Deficit Continues to Shrink
November 05, 2019
By Steven L. Byers, PhD, CPA Senior Economist
The US trade deficit in goods and services for September 2019 fell 4.7 percent or $2.6 billion, to $52.5 billion, as imports declined more than exports.
Tax Strategy
OECD Proposal Fails to Help Domestic US Manufacturers
October 09, 2019
Many in Washington look at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris to help with pressing business concerns in the global community. And recently, the OECD promised to tackle cumbersome issues related to international corporate taxation. Unfortunately, it appears that the OECD isn’t positioned to provide a...
US Trade Deficit with EU Triples in 10 Years
October 05, 2019
By Jeff Ferry and Steven Byers
The US goods deficit with the European Union (EU) is on track to triple in a decade.
US Trade Deficit Increases Slightly in August
October 04, 2019
Overall trade deficit on track to exceed 2018 total, but China deficit narrowing
By Steven L. Byers, PhD, CPA Senior Economist
The US trade deficit in goods and services increased by 1.6 percent in August, to $54.9 billion, up $0.9 billion from $54.0 billion (revised) in July.
Tax Strategy
Top 3 Tax Proposals by Democratic Candidates...and How They Affect Domestic Companies
September 30, 2019
After an initial review of the various 2020 Democratic presidential contenders’ tax proposals, the CPA tax committee noted a lack of progress on corporate tax reform. Committee members subsequently voted on the remaining corporate tax proposals.
By David Morse, Tax Policy Director
Apple Staying in Texas Due to US Tariff and Industrial Strategy
September 24, 2019
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist On Sept. 23rd, Apple announced that its Mac Pro computer will continue to be manufactured in Texas, rather than China, Taiwan, or southeast Asia, as the company was previously planning. The Mac Pro is currently the only Apple product assembled in the United States....
US Trade Deficit Shrinks in July
September 04, 2019
Goods deficit with China declines 10% from last year
By Steven L. Byers, PhD, CPA Senior Economist
The US trade deficit in goods and services for July 2019 decreased by 2.7 percent, to $54.0 billion, down $0.2 billion from $55.5 billion (revised) in June.
Why We Need Baldwin-Hawley Currency Reform Now
August 21, 2019
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist In his recent article, How Not to Restore American Industry, commentator David P. Goldman criticizes the Baldwin-Hawley bill, also known as the Competitive Dollar for Jobs and Prosperity Act, which was introduced into the Senate earlier this month. The bill would provide the Federal...
