The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative review:

(Official April 2005 Data Added)

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that it is postponing until no later than August 16, 2005 (from June 27, 2005) the preliminary antidumping (AD) duty determination on certain orange juice from Brazil.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Romania for the period of November 1, 2002 through October 31, 2003.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of fresh garlic from China for the period of November 1, 2002 through October 31, 2003.

The Commerce Department's Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has posted to its Web site the following five monthly reports containing official April 2005 trade data from the Department of Census for imports and exports of textiles and apparel:

After multiple quarters of lower videogame sales, Toys “R” Us reported late last week that sales in the category jumped 14.4% in its first quarter ended April 30. The company said overall sales increased 3.6% to $2.13 billion, but its loss widened to $41 million (19 cents per share) from $28 million (13 cents) a year ago.

Civil liberties advocates are suing Utah over a law that makes ISPs offer to block websites the state attorney general’s office considers pornographic. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah is seeking an injunction in U.S. Dist. Court, Salt Lake City, in its complaint charging that the law violates residents’ rights to free expression and unlawfully interferes with interstate commerce, the group said Thurs. The complaint argues that the law seeks to give the govt. a responsibility that belongs to parents.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews:

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has posted to its web site updated preliminary textile and apparel import data for 2005, which now covers the 2005 period from approximately March 2005 to June 4, 2005.