PRESS RELEASE 
 
PRESS/458 
27 November 2006 
 
(06-5692) 
ANTI-DUMPING 
WTO Secretariat reports that ne w anti-dumping investigations 
continue to decline, while new final measures show increase 
 The WTO Secretariat reported, based on the latest available figures, that in the period 
1 January-30 June 2006, the number of initiations of new anti-dumping investigations continued 
its recently-reported declining trend, while the number of new final measures increased relative to 
the corresponding period of 2005.  During January-June 2006, 20 Members reported initiating a total of 87 new investigations, down from 105 initiations in the corresponding period of 2005.  A 
total of 15 Members reported applying 71 new fi nal anti-dumping measures during January-June 
2006, compared with 55 new measures applied during January-June 2005 (a 29 per cent increase).  Thirty-one of the 87 new initiations were opened by developed Members, and nine of 
the 71 new final measures were applied by developed Members, during the first half of 2006.  This 
compares with 22 new initiations opened and 20 new measures applied by developed Members during the first half of 2005.   
 
 The Members reporting the most new initiations during January-June 2006 were, in descending order:  India, with 20 new initiations, up from 14 during the corresponding period of 
2005; the European Communities (17); Australia (9); and Argentina, Indonesia and Turkey (5 
each).  These figures compare with 16 initiation s by the European Communities, 2 by Australia, 1 
by Argentina, zero by Indonesia, and 8 by Turkey , during the corresponding period of 2005.  Thus, 
the numbers of initiations reported by India, the EC, Australia, Indonesia, and Argentina increased, 
while the number reported by Turkey declined .  Other Members reporting new initiations in 
January-June 2006 were Canada (4); Brazil, China and Mexico (3 each); Egypt, Peru and South 
Africa (2 each); and Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jordan, Korea, New Zealand, and 
Pakistan (1 each).  Israel and the United States, which had reported new initiations in the first half of 2005, reported initiating no new investigations during the first half of 2006.   
 
 China remains the most frequent subject of anti-dumping inquiries, accounting for 32 of the 87 new initiations during January-June 2006 compared with 23 out of 105 during the 
corresponding period of 2005.  The United States and Chinese Taipei were distant seconds, with 
six new investigations each directed at their exports, followed by Thailand (5), and the European Communities and Member states, Japan, Korea, an d Malaysia, each of which was the subject of 
four new investigations.  During the corresponding  period of 2005, the comparable figures were:  
United States (7), Chinese Taipei (9), Thailand (7), European Communities and Member states (3), Japan (4), Korea (6), and Malaysia (6).  Th e countries affected by fewer than four new 
investigations each during January-June 2006 were :  Brazil, Canada, Chil e, Egypt, Hong Kong 
China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Russia, Sing apore, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and Viet 
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 The products that were most frequently subj ect to the reported new investigations during 
January-June 2006 were in the base metals sector (19 initiations), followed by machinery (16 initiations), plastics (13 initiations), and chemicals (11 initiations).  Of the 19 initiations reported in 
respect of base metals, five each were reported by Australia and Indonesia, three by Canada, two 
each by the European Communities and India,  and one each by Colombia and Mexico.   
 
 Concerning new final anti-dumping measur es, China reported applying the largest 
number (15) during the first half of 2006, up from 10 reported for January-June 2005.  Following China was Turkey, reporting 11 new measures, compared with four for the first half of 2005.  India 
reported applying eight new measures and Egypt repo rted applying seven, during the first half of 
2006, compared with seven and zero, respectively, during the corresponding period of 2005.  The 
European Communities, Mexico and Pakistan each reported applying five new measures during 
January-June 2006, while, Argentina, Australia, Co lombia, Indonesia, Korea, Peru, South Africa 
and the United States each reported applying three or fewer new measures.    
 Products exported from China continued as the most frequent subject of new measures, 
accounting for 15 of the new measures reported fo r the first half of 2006, down from 18 one year 
earlier.  India and Korea were in second place, with six measures each in respect of their exports 
during January-June 2006, compared with one and four measures, respectively, during the first 
half of 2005.  Next were Brazil, the European Communities and Member states, Japan, and the United States, each of which was subject to  five new measures during January-June 2006, 
compared with two, four, four, and six new meas ures during the corresponding period of 2005.  
Argentina, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Romania, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates each was subj ect to four or fewer new measures during the 
first half of 2006.   
  Concerning the sectors affected by the ne w anti-dumping measures, products in the 
chemicals sector were the most frequent subj ect of new measures during January-June 2006, 
accounting for 23 of the 71 total new measures reported.  The plastics sector was next, with 14 new measures affecting products in  this sector.  Third was the textiles sector, with nine measures, 
followed by base metals with se ven measures.  Of the 23 reported new measures on products in 
the chemicals sector, China applied 15, followed by India (3), Argentina (2), and Egypt, the 
European Communities, and Pakistan (1 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 repo rts.  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 Me mbers for the period 1 January-30 June 2006 
can be found under document series G/ADP/N/145/.... 
 
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