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
Solar Power Deployments Up 4.5% Last Year as Tariffs Stimulate Manufacturing Expansion
February 14, 2019
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist
The solar power industry enjoyed a healthy 2018, with solar deployments rising 4.5 percent to 11.6 Gigawatts installed last year.
Currency Misalignment
Working Paper: Quantifying Economic Growth and Job Creation from a Competitive Dollar
February 14, 2019
This Working Paper presents the results of a CPA econometric model testing how much dollar adjustment is needed to balance US trade in six years and the dramatic economic benefits that would result from the adjustment.
by Jeff Ferry (Chief Economist) and Steven Byers (Senior Economist)
New Anti-Tariff Study Again Cries “Wolf”
February 08, 2019
Erroneous 2018 Predictions Repeated
By Steven Byers, CPA Senior Economist
Nearly a year after predicting 470,000 jobs would be lost due to President Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, Trade Partnership Worldwide has published an updated study titled “Estimated Impacts of Tariffs on the US Economy and Workers.” The new
Trade Deficit Moderates to $49.3B in November; China Deficit Improves Sharply
February 07, 2019
By Jeff Ferry
CPA Chief Economist
Trade data for November 2018 published Wednesday by the Department of Commerce indicates that the Trump Administration’s tariffs may finally be improving our balance of trade.
Why China is Losing the Trade War
February 05, 2019
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist
Three things happened last week that made me feel more confident than ever that US tariffs are working and China is losing the so-called “trade war,” which is not a war at all but simply a battle to enable the US economy to stand...
Huawei’s Employee Bonus Program For Stealing Technology
January 30, 2019
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Chief Economist
On January 16th, a grand jury in the US District Court in Seattle, Washington indicted Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei for theft of trade secrets and attempting to corruptly obstruct a civil lawsuit.
GM Cutbacks Due to Offshoring, Not Tariffs
December 20, 2018
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director
General Motors is having a very good year in 2018. That’s right. You read that right, a good year. Maybe even an excellent year.
Top Five Cases of Huawei IP Theft and Patent Infringement
December 13, 2018
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director
Last week, Canadian authorities arrested the Chief Financial Officer of Huawei, Sabrina Meng Wanzhou. The US government alleges that she was involved in a plot to circumvent US sanctions on Iran by using a dummy company, secretly owned by Huawei, to sell networking equipment...
CPA Response to Tax Foundation Claims on Effects of Tariff Actions
December 11, 2018
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director
On Dec. 6th, the Tax Foundation published a brief document claiming that the tariffs implemented by the Trump administration earlier this year impose a $42 billion cost on Americans. The claim is wrong and based on misleading analysis, as a quick look at...
Monthly US Trade Deficit Rises $0.9B to $55.5B, Advanced Technology Deficit Surges 14% in October
December 06, 2018
Non-competitive Dollar, Front-Running of Tariffs Drive Up October Deficit, Imports
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director
The monthly US trade deficit rose by $0.9 billion in October, reaching $55.5 billion, as exports fell slightly while imports rose by $600 million. The monthly data suggests that tariffs...
