PRESS RELEASE 
 
PRESS/483 
11 June 2007 
 
(07-2435) 
ANTI-DUMPING 
WTO Secretariat reports increase in new anti-dumping 
investigations, and continued dec line in new final anti-dumping 
measures 
The WTO Secretariat reported that during the period 1 July-31 December 2006, the number of 
initiations of new anti-dumping investigations showed a modest increase compared with the 
corresponding period of 2005, in contrast to previously-reported declines. The number of new 
measures applied continued to decline, however. During July-December 2006, 19 Members reported initiating a total of 103 new investigations, compared with 96 initiations in the 
corresponding period of 2005. A total of 15 Member s reported applying 66 new final anti-dumping 
measures during the July-December 2006 period, compared with 76 new measures reported for 
the period July-December 2005. Twenty-seven of the 103 new initiations were opened by 
developed Members, and 17 of the 66 new final me asures were applied by developed Members, 
during the second half of 2006. This compares with 23 new initiations opened and 26 new measures applied by developed Members during the second half of 2005. 
 
The Member reporting the highest number of new initiations during July-December 2006 was the European Communities, with 17, and the second-highest number of initiations was reported by 
India (12). These were followed by Argentina (10), Brazil (9), Malaysia (8) and China (7). During 
the corresponding period of 2005, the Members reporting the highest numbers of new initiations were India (14), China (13), Argentina (11), the European Communities (9), and Pakistan and the 
United States (8 each). Thus, during July-Decem ber 2006, the number of initiations reported by 
India, Argentina and China declined, while those reported by the European Communities, Brazil 
and Malaysia increased, compared with the corresponding period of 2005. During the second half 
of 2006, Egypt, the United States, Chinese Taipei, Canada, Colombia, Korea, Mexico, Pakistan, 
Thailand, Turkey, Australia, Peru and South Africa  each reported opening fewer than seven new 
investigations. 
 
China remained the most frequent subject of the new investigations, with 36 initiations directed at its exports during July-December 2006, up from  33 during the corresponding period of 2005. 
Indonesia was the second most frequent subject, with seven initiations of new investigations 
directed at its exports, an increase from six du ring the second half of 2005. Chinese Taipei, Japan 
and Korea were tied for third place, with six initiations each in respect of their exports, compared 
with four, three and six, respectively, during July -December 2005. Brazil was in fourth place, with 
five initiations directed at its exports, compared  with one during the corresponding period of 2005. 
Singapore, the United States, India, Thailand, Argentina, the European Communities and its 
Member States, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Ukraine, Australia, Bulgaria, Egypt, PRESS/483 
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 Macedonia, Philippines and Saudi Arabia were the subject of fewer than five initiations each during 
the second half of 2006. 
 The products that were the most frequent subject of the reported new investigations during July-
December 2006 were in the chemicals sector (25 initiations), followed by pulp and paper (16 
initiations) and base metals (16 initiations). Of the 25 reported initiations in respect of chemicals products, the European Communities reported eight,  China and India each reported seven, Turkey 
two, and Egypt one. 
 Concerning application of new final anti-dumping  measures, Turkey reported the largest number 
(10) for the second half of 2006, doubling the five  new measures it reported for the corresponding 
period of 2005. China reported nine new measures  for the second half of 2006, an increase of 50 
per cent from the six new measures it reported for the second half of 2005. Following China were 
India (8), the European Communities and Korea (7 each), and Egypt (5). These figures 
represented declines from the corresponding period of 2005 for India and the European Communities, and increases for Korea and Egypt. South Africa, Argentina, Israel, the United 
States, Australia, New Zealand, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia and Peru each reported applying fewer 
than five new measures during the second half of 2006.  
Products exported from China remained the most  frequent subject of new measures, accounting 
for 22 of the new measures reported for the second half of 2006, the same number reported for the corresponding period of 2005. Indonesia was in second place, with its exports subject to seven 
new measures, compared with four during the seco nd half of 2005. India ranked third, with six 
new measures directed at its exports. Chinese Taipei, Korea, Thailand and the United States each were subject to four new measures, and Japan to three new measures, during the second half of 
2006. Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Viet Nam, Bulgaria, the European Communities and its 
Member States, and Serbia and Montenegro, each were the subject of fewer than three new measures during the second half of 2006. 
 
Concerning the affected sectors, products in the te xtiles sector were the most frequent subject of 
new measures during July-December 2006, accounting for 14 of the 66 total new measures 
reported. Products in the plastics sector was in second place, with 13 new measures. Base metals 
and machinery sectors were tied for third place, with eight new measures each. Of the 14 new measures reported on products in the textiles sector, India applied seven, Korea applied three, 
China two, and Chinese Taipei and Peru applied one each. 
 The data reported above are taken from the semi-annual reports of Members to the ADP 
Committee. The statistics are based on information from Members having submitted semi-annual 
reports for the relevant periods, and are incomplete to the extent that Members have not submitted reports or have submitted incomplete re ports. For the purpose of these statistics, each 
investigation or measure reported covers one product imported from one country or customs 
territory.  
The anti-dumping semi-annual reports by Member s for the period 1 July-31 December 2006 can 
be found under document series G/ADP/N/153/....  
 
 
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