Information is also included on actions being taken to eliminate any act, policy, or practice identified in the report."(9) The report has been published annually (except 1988) since 1984.(10) It is drafted by USTR, and prior to publication it is circulated among TPSC and
TPRG agencies for comment and can thus be regarded as an accurate indication of the revealed attitudes and interests of the interagency trade policy groups under the leadership of USTR.(11) For purposes of analysis, the number of pages in this report devoted to individual partner countries will be used as a proxy for the U.S.