Job Quality Instant Report: Job Creation and Job Quality are up in November Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 266,000 jobs in November, substantially above the median market expectation of 185,000. Within the private sector, goods-producing employment (mining and logging, construction, and manufacturing) increased by 48,000 jobs, while the service-providing sector created 206,000 new jobs.…
Washington. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced the launch of a comprehensive new economic indicator, the US Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI). CPA has partnered with Cornell University, the University of Missouri, and the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity (GISP) to unveil a new measure of America’s changing employment situation. The…
Washington ~ The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) urged the International Trade Administration (ITA) to find that China is not a market economy for purposes of applying US trade laws in countervailing duty and antidumping investigations. The ITA initiated the inquiry as part of an investigation relating to aluminum foil imports from China. The…
Washington~ The Trump administration announced Monday evening that it will impose countervailing duties up to 24% on imported lumber subsidized by the Canadian government. The Commerce Department announced its Preliminary Determination of Countervailable Subsidies on April 24, 2017 after a long running investigation. CPA strongly supports the Trump Administration’s move to eliminate the unearned advantage given…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paola Masman, Media Director 202-688-5145 ext 2, [email protected] Washington ~ The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) sent a strong message to key House members yesterday asking them to include Buy America provisions in a pending water infrastructure bill. The Senate version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) includes a…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2015 Contact: Sara Haimowitz, Development Director202 688 5145, [email protected] China’s Recent Currency Devaluation Reveals US Trade Strategy Weakness Washington — The Chinese government recently devalued the yuan in an effort to artificially cheapen its exports to the US and other nations. CPA issued the following statement in response:…
