The numbers speak for themselves.
Economic growth remains robust.
Indeed, North America is the growth center of the global economy, and our booming trade with one another has mitigated the economic impact of financial crises and slowdowns in other parts of the world. The trilateral oversight of the work program is working well. We will continue our joint effort in these and other areas. We commend WTO Members' actions to initiate a new phase of negotiations to liberalize trade and strengthen rules in services and agriculture, as mandated by existing WTO Agreements. We will continue our efforts to build a consensus to launch a broader-based round of multilateral trade negotiations at the earliest opportunity.