WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/STR/N/5/USA
26 November 2003
(03-6280)
Working Party on
State Trading EnterprisesOriginal:  English
STATE TRADING
Updating Notification Pursuant to Article XVII:4(a)
of the GATT 1994 and Paragraph 1 of the Understanding on
the Interpretation of Article XVII
UNITED STATES
The following communication, dated 19 November 2003, is being circulated at the request of
the Delegation of the United States.
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Pursuant to Article XVII:4 of GATT 1994 an d paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the
Interpretation of Article XVII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the United States
makes the following update notification of its state trading enterprises for 1999.G/STR/N/5/USA
Page 2TABLE I
STATE TRADING:  Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS FISCAL YEAR 1998
Description of
Product Including HS
NumberTotal Quantity
Imported*Quantity Imported by
State Trading
EnterpriseAverage Import Price Average
Representative
Domestic Sales PriceMark-up** National Production
Non-Fat Dry Milk -
HS 0402105000 MT 0 n.a. $2,548/MT n.a. 515000 MT
But. & But. Oil  HS
040510 &04059030000 MT 0 n.a. $2,530/MT n.a. 530000 MTG/STR/N/5/USA
Page 3TABLE II
STATE TRADING:  Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS FISCAL YEAR 1998
Description of
Product Including HS
NumberTotal Quantity
Exported*Quantity Exported by
State Trading
EnterpriseAverage Procurement
Price**Average
Representative
Domestic Sales PriceAverage Export Price National Production
Non-Fat Dry Milk -
HS 040210104000 MT 0 n.a. $2,548/MT n.a. 515000 MT
But. & But. Oil  HS
040510 &0405903000  MT 0 n.a. $2,530/MT n.a. 530000 MTG/STR/N/5/USA
Page 4 TABLE III
STATE TRADING:  Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMEST IC ACTIVITIES FISCAL YEAR 1998
(Metric Tons)
Description of Product
Including HS NumberDomestic Purchases By State
Trading EnterprisesNational Production Domestic Sales By State
Trading EnterpriseNational Consumption
Non-Fat Dry Milk (0402) 59,132 514,827 1,522 400,976
Honey (0409) 0 99,934 0 117,934
Butter (0405) 0 529,796 0 547,940
Cheese (0406) 65 3,398,315 711 3,475,426
Wheat (1001) 772,617 69,318,006 98,373 37,584,674
Barley (1003) 610 7,663,899 8,448 7,206,678
Oats (1004) 0 2,409,483 334 3,846,464
Corn (1005) 282,918 247,890,114 47,348 185,885,834
Rice (1006) 105,415 8,364,246 45 5,170,954
Sorghum (1007) 77,372 13,208,614 686 7,798,162
Soybeans (1201) 0 74,598,203 30,427 48,748,520
Peanuts (1202) 0 1,797,787 0 678,946
Flaxseed (1204) 0 170,391 0 285,687
Sugar (1212) 0 7,597,000 0 9,079,000
Cotton (5201) 0 3,030,332 1,306 2,222,966
Sunflower (1206) 9,480 2,391,867 91 2,027,000
Wool (4102) 0 11,797 0 52,027
Mohair (4102) 0 2,109 0 n/aG/STR/N/5/USA
Page 5TABLE I
STATE TRADING:  Isotopes Production and Distribution
STATISTICAL INFORM ATION, IMPORTS 1998
Description of
Product Including HS
NumberTotal Quantity
Imported*Quantity Imported by
State Trading
EnterpriseAverage Import Price Average
Representative
Domestic Sales PriceMark-up** National Production
Element, Isotope &
Compound with
Radioactivity only -
HS 2844.40.0010Unknown $0 n.a. Unknown n.a. Unknown
Radioactive Element,
Isotope &
Compound, nesoi -
HS 2844.40.0020Unknown $0 n.a. Unknown n.a. Unknown
Heavy Water
(deuerium oxide) -
HS 2845.10.0000Unknown $0 n.a. Unknown n.a. Unknown
Isotopes, except
heading 2844;
compound
inorganic/organic,
nesoi - HS
2845.90.0000Unknown $0 n.a. Unknown n.a. UnknownG/STR/N/5/USA
Page 6 TABLE II
STATE TRADING:  Isotopes Production and Distribution
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 1998
Description of
Product Including HS
NumberTotal Quantity
Exported*Quantity Exported by
State Trading
EnterpriseAverage Procurement
Price**Average
Representative
Domestic Sales PriceAverage Export Price National Production
Element, Isotope &
Compound with
Radioactivity only -
HS 2844.40.0010Unknown 0 n.a. Unknown n.a. Unknown
Radioactive Element,
Isotope &
Compound, nesoi -
HS 2844.40.0020Unknown 280,689 GBq $0 Unknown $0.52/GBq Unknown
Heavy Water
(deuerium oxide) -
HS 2845.10.0000Unknown 0 n.a. Unknown n.a. Unknown
Isotopes, except
heading 2844;
compound
inorganic/organic,
nesoi - HS
2845.90.0000Unknown 1.4 kg $0 Unknown $892,257/kg UnknownG/STR/N/5/USA
Page 7TABLE III
STATE TRADING:  Isotopes Production and Distribution
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 1998
Description of Product
Including HS NumberDomestic Purchases By State
Trading EnterprisesNational Production Domestic Sales By State
Trading EnterpriseNational Consumption
Element, Isotope &
Compound with
Radioactivity only - HS
2844.40.0010$0 Unknown 0 Unknown
Radioactive Element, Isotope
& Compound, nesoi - HS
2844.40.0020$0 Unknown 130,020 curies Unknown
Heavy Water (deuerium
oxide) - HS 2845.10.0000$0 Unknown 0 Unknown
Isotopes, except heading
2844; compound
inorganic/organic, nesoi - HS
2845.90.0000$0 Unknown 3.2 kg UnknownG/STR/N/5/USA
Page 8 TABLE I
STATE TRADING:  Power Marketing Administration
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS 1998
Description of
Product Including
HS NumberTotal Quantity
Imported*Quantity Imported by State
Trading EnterpriseAverage Import Price Average
Representative
Domestic Sales PriceMark-up** National Production
Western Electrical Energy -
HS 271640 billion KWH 22.5 million KWH $.0149/KWH $.0647/KWH N/A 3,620.3 billion
KWH
Bonneville Electrical Energy -
HS 271640 billion KWH Op. Agrmnts: .3 billion
KWH.  Energy: .7 billion
KWHExchanges: n/a.  Energy:
$.0239/KWH$.0647/KWH N/A 3,620.3 billion
KWH
Southwestern Electrical Energy -
HS 271640 billion KWH 0 N/A $.0647/KWH N/A 3,620.3 billion
KWH
Southeastern Electrical Energy -
HS 271640 billion KWH 0 N/A $.0647/KWH N/A 3,620.3 billion
KWHG/STR/N/5/USA
Page 9TABLE II
STATE TRADING:  Power Marketing Administration
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 1998
Description of
Product Including
HS NumberTotal Quantity
Exported*Quantity Exported by State
Trading EnterpriseAverage
Procurement
Price**Average
Representative
Domestic Sales PriceAverage Export Price National Production
Western Electrical Energy -
HS 271614 billion KWH 31.5 million KWH $.0160/KWH $.0674/KWH $.0217/KWH 3,620.3 billion KWH
Bonneville Electrical Energy -
HS 271614 billion KWH Op. Agrmnts: 1 billion KWH.
Energy: 1.6 billion KWHN/A $.0674/KWH Op. Agrmnts: n/a.
Energy: $.0143/KWH3,620.3 billion KWH
Southwestern Electrical Energy -
HS 271614 billion KWH 0 N/A $.0674/KWH N/A 3,620.3 billion KWH
Southeastern Electrical Energy -
HS 271614 billion KWH 0 N/A $.0674/KWH N/A 3,620.3 billion KWHG/STR/N/5/USA
Page 10 TABLE III
STATE TRADING:  Power Marketing Administration
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 1998
Description of Product
Including HS NumberDomestic Purchases By State
Trading EnterprisesNational Production Domestic Sales By State
Trading EnterpriseNational Consumption
Western Electrical Energy - HS 2716 5.9 billion KWH 3, 620.3 billion KWH 45.0 billio n KWH 3,424.0 billion KWH
Bonneville Electrical Energy - HS 2716 5,265 million KWH 3 ,620.3 billion KWH 88,879 million KWH 3,424.0 billion KWH
Southwestern Electrical Energy - HS 2716 76,488,000 KWH 3, 620.3 billion KWH 6, 131,173,000 KWH 3, 424.0 billion KWH
Southeastern Electrical Energy - HS 2716 0 3,620.3 billion KWH 8,752,401,964 KWH 3,424.0 billion KWHG/STR/N/5/USA
Page 11TABLE I
STATE TRADING:  Strategic Petroleum Reserve
STATISTICAL INFORM ATION, IMPORTS 1998
Description of
Product Including HS
NumberTotal Quantity
Imported*Quantity Imported by
State Trading
EnterpriseAverage Import Price Average
Representative
Domestic Sales PriceMark-up** National Production
Crude Oil - HS 2709 3,177,584
(1000 Barrels)0 n.a. $10.87 (Per Barrel) n.a. 2,281,919
(1000 Barrels)G/STR/N/5/USA
Page 12 TABLE II
STATE TRADING:  Strategic Petroleum Reserve
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 1998
Description of
Product Including HS
NumberTotal Quantity
Exported*Quantity Exported by
State Trading
EnterpriseAverage Procurement
Price**Average Representative
Domestic Sales PriceAverage Export Price National Production
Crude Oil - HS 2709 40,102 (1000
Barrels)0 n.a. $10.87 (Per Barrel) n.a. 2,281,919
(1000 Barrels)G/STR/N/5/USA
Page 13TABLE III
STATE TRADING:  Strategic Petroleum Reserve
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 1998
Description of Product
Including HS NumberDomestic Purchases By State
Trading EnterprisesNational Production Domestic Sales By State
Trading EnterpriseNational Consumption
Crude Oil - HS 2709 0 2,281,919 (1000 Barrels) 0 18,917
(1000 Barrels/Day Average)
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