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AAFA Urges Administration to Focus on Imports, as Well as Exports

The American Apparel & Footwear Association issued a statement after the release of the Report to the President on the National Export Initiative on the Administration's plan to double U.S. exports by 2015. In the statement, AAFA notes that the…

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plan is a solid step forward for U.S. trade policy, but that the U.S. cannot focus solely on exports to jumpstart the economy. AAFA emphasizes that imports play a valuable role in creating sustainable economic growth in the U.S.