Wednesday, January 04, 2006

FTA

I don't pretend to be an expert on economics, but I wasn't surprised by the news this morning that since Australia signed a Free Trade Agreement with the US, Australian exports to the US have 'plummeted'. Meanwhile, US exports to Australia have increased significantly. OK, it's early days, but plenty of real experts predicted that this is exactly what would happen. To quote an email circular I read recently, it's not rocket surgery.

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