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Strategic Issues Forum: Australian trade and the Pacific basin outlook
At the time, Australian trade had been experiencing remarkable economic growth. The report concluded that for economic growth in the region to be maintained, trade growth had to be ensured through a more active prosecution of Western Pacific interest in multilateral trade negotiations, with bilateral trade plans being urgent priorities.
Contents
| Summary | Page 1 |
| 1. Growth in the Asia Pacific region | Page 3 |
| 2. Australia's Pacific trade connection | Page 6 |
| 3. Export trade | Page 10 |
| (a) Japan | Page 10 |
| (b) South Korea and Taiwan | Page 15 |
| (c) China | Page 17 |
| (d) South East Asia | Page 17 |
| 4. Import trade | Page 21 |
| 5. The composition of Australia's trade policy | Page 23 |
| 6. Australia's trade policy | Page 29 |
| 7. Tariffs | Page 36 |
| 8. Incentives | Page 41 |
| 9. Australia's new initiatives in the Asia Pacific community | Page 46 |
| 10. Australia's new overall export strategy | Page 54 |
Read the summary and pages 46-53 of Australian trade and the Pacific basin outlook