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• U.S. high-tech exports to Panama totaled $311 million in 2006, up 15 percent from 2005.
• The United States had a high-tech trade surplus of
  $302 million with Panama in 2006.
• As a part of this agreement, Panama will join the World Trade Organization’s Information Technology Agreement, which removes tariff and non-tariff barriers to technology products.
• Enacting the Panamanian Free Trade Agreement would give U.S. companies a competitive edge and help our Central American neighbor embrace free markets. Failure to pass the Agreement cedes our competitive advantage to other countries that will pursue their own trade deals in this strategic region.

We are delighted to bring you this supplement to the 16th regular installment of the AeA Competitiveness Series.  The AeA research team produces these reports on the most timely and relevant issues to the high-tech industry and to U.S. competitiveness in a global economy.  We combine rigorous data with careful analysis to provide industry leaders and policymakers the information they need to assess the issue.