Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis

[Excerpt] This report focuses primarily on U.S. economic interests in the TPP agreement. It provides acomparative economic analysis of the countries currently negotiating the TPP and describes the U.S. trade flows with these countries at the bilateral level and in relation to the countries’ economic linkages with the rest of the world. It also provides information on the existing trade agreements of TPP countries. As such, this report aims to serve as an introduction to the economic relationship these countries have, both individually and collectively, with the United States