date:Jun 22, 2012
b creation and economic growth that a level playing field in the worlds ninth largest economy would bring.
Between 2005 and 2010, total bilateral trade between the US and Russia doubled. Assuming a strong Russian economy, US merchandise exports to Russia could double following WTO accession from $9bn (in 2008) to $19bn.
Since 2000, US plastics exports to Russia have increased by almost 700%. In joining the WTO, Russia has agreed to bind tariffs on manufactured goods at an average rate of 7.3%,