Final 2009 Calculations of "Expected NME Wages" for AD Proceedings
The International Trade Administration has finalized its 2009 calculations of expected non-market economy (NME) wages for use as the surrogate value for direct labor in antidumping proceedings involving NME countries.
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These expected NME wage rates will be in effect for all AD proceedings for which the ITA's final decision is due after December 9, 2009.
ITA's Finalized 2009 Expected NME Wages
The finalized 2009 expected NME wages are as follows:
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1Gross National Income
In October 2009, ITA requested comments on potential clerical errors in its preliminary calculation of the 2009 expected NME wages and has made changes based on those comments.
(ITA notes that its current calculations are based on 2007 data and the methodology it revised in 2006. See ITT's Online Archives or 10/27/06 news, 06102715, for BP summary of the ITA's 2006 notice describing its revised methodology.)
(See ITT's Online Archives or 10/07/09 news, 09100735, for BP summary of ITA's request for comments on its 2009 expected NME wages.
See ITT's Online Archives or 05/13/08 and 05/15/08 news, 08051320 and 08051540, for BP summaries of ITA's 2007 final and corrected final expected NME wage calculations.)
ITA contact - Bobby Wong (202) 482-0409
ITA notice (FR Pub 12/09/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-29357.pdf