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.
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