United States Department of Commerce federal executive department charged with promoting U.S. economic development and technological advancement. In Feb., 1903, the Congress established a Department of Commerce and Labor empowered to investigate and report upon the operations of corporations engaged in interstate commerce (with the exception of common carriers). The first secretary was G. B. Cortelyou . In 1913 the Department of Labor was established as a separate executive department, while the functions of the Department of Commerce were expanded; the chief officer of each department, the secretary, received cabinet rank. Among its tasks are taking of censuses, promotion of American business at home and abroad, establishing standard weights and measures, and issuing patents and registering trademarks. Agencies under control of the secretary of commerce include the Economics and Statistics Administration (comprising the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis), the Bureau of Export Administration, the Economic Development Administration, the International Trade Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Patent and Trademark Office, and the Technology Administration (comprising the Office of Technology Policy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Technical Information Service).
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The United States Department of Commerce reports that the US exported shaving products and toiletries (customs category 3307) worth only $13,000.(International News)(Brief Article)
Cosmetics International; 9/10/2004; 37 words;
THE UNITED States Department of Commerce reports that the US exported shaving products and toiletries (customs category 3307) worth only $13,000 to Russia in the first half of this year, as compared with $378,000 in the same period in 2003.
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Metalform Mexico.(Awards & certifications)(United States. Department of Commerce)(Brief Article)
Tooling & Production; 6/1/2004; 15 words;
Metalform Mexico has received the Trade Fair Certification from the U.S. Department of Commerce ...
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U.S. puts three textile-apparel advisory units on the shelf. (United States Commerce Department disbands the Exporters Textile Advisory Committee, the Importers and Retailers Textile Advisory Committee and the Management and Labor Textile Advisory Committee) (Brief Article)
Daily News Record; 3/22/1993; 227 words;
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The Commerce Department has temporarily disbanded three textile-apparel industry advisory committees and recommended that two of them be eliminated, following ... composed of textile and apparel industry executives and trade group representatives who meet four times annually with officials from ...
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Imports of textiles and apparel rise 16.1% in February. (according to report by the United States Department of Commerce)
WWD; 4/17/1992; Ostroff, Jim; 423 words;
... month of double-digit increases, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. For the first two ... percent to 6.8 billion SME. Overall, Commerce reported, the U.S. trade deficit in ... yarn imports were a strong gainer. Commerce's Office of Textiles and Apparel reported ...
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DOC drops review of Golden Well.(United States. Department of Commerce)(Brief article)
Furniture-Today; 9/24/2007; 137 words;
Staff Washington- The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to forego an antidumping ... wood bedroom furniture to the United States in 2006. A DOC list published ... the company sells to in the United States. The DOC does not release the ...
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DOC names 3 mandatory respondents for 2006.(United States. Department of Commerce)(Starcorp Furniture)(Jiangsu Dare Furniture Co.)(Teamway Furniture)(Brief article)
Furniture-Today; 8/20/2007; 177 words;
Staff Washington- The U.S. Department of Commerce has named three mandatory respondents for the 2006 administrative ... rates on wood bedroom furniture shipped from China to the United States in 2006. The companies are Starcorp Furniture (Shanghai ...
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Two Chinese factories due antidumping review.(Bon Ten Furniture Co. Ltd.)(Mu Si Furniture Co. Ltd.)(United States. Department of Commerce)(Brief article)
Furniture-Today; 9/24/2007; 139 words;
Staff Washington- The U.S. Department of Commerce has agreed to perform a new shipper review of two Chinese ... not have a history of shipping a significant volume to the United States. By default, they were immediately assessed at a 216.01 ...
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The U.S. Senate confirmed William Alan Jeffrey as the 13th director of the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).(United States)(Brief Article)
Motion System Design; 8/1/2005; 141 words;
The U.S. Senate confirmed William Alan Jeffrey as the 13th director of the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Jeffrey succeeds Arden Bement. Jeffrey has been involved in federal science ...
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New Products.(Allied Power Products Inc. supplies crane to United States. Department of Commerce)(Brief Article)
Pacific Builder and Engineer; 4/4/2005; 108 words;
... with a Columbia HD650 AC electric wire rope hoist. Specifically designed and manufactured by APPI to meet U.S. Department of Commerce requirements for performance, operation and safety, this davit crane is intended for material handling and maintenance ...
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U.S. may cancel customs duties. (United States. Department of Commerce) (Government, Trade, Labor, Education)
Israel Business Today; 12/27/1991; 102 words;
U.S. May Cancel Customs Duties A U.S. Department of Commerce delegation is due to arrive in Israel on January ... consider advancing the 1995 deadline, but the Department of Commerce has received a mandate from Congress to hold ...
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Dumping investigation into chlorinated isocyanurate launched.(United States Department of Commerce )(Brief Article)
China Chemical Reporter; 6/26/2004; 151 words;
The US Department of Commerce issued an announcement on June ... was industrial damage. The US Department of Commerce will make a preliminary ruling ... and Occidental Chemical of the United States on May 14, 2004. Country Preliminary ...
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REMARKS BY ROBERT L. MALLETT DEPUTY SECRETARY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO THE AFRICA ECONOMIC FORUM'98
Regulatory Intelligence Data; 8/14/1998; INDSTRY GROUP 91; 1889 words;
... importance to Commerce. She was ... history of the Commerce Department. Why do we ... size of the United States. It is as ... between the United States and Africa ... Meanwhile, at the Department of Commerce we're developing ... Africa and the United States ...
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Department of Commerce upholds finding on nitric phosphates.(United States)
Nitrogen & Methanol; 5/1/2004; 153 words;
The US Department of Commerce has ruled that ammonium nitrate import restrictions do apply ... also mandated a minimum import price. COFANT argued, and the Department of Commerce has now confirmed, that 33-3 and similar compounds like 31 ...
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TVs top telephones, say studies. (United States Commerce Department study and Nielsen Media Research) (Brief Article)
Broadcasting & Cable; 8/22/1994; 313 words;
... Nielsen Media Research and the U.S. Commerce Dept. Meanwhile, a third study, commissioned ... not have at least one telephone, the Commerce Department says in a survey being released today (Aug. 22). The Commerce study is based on figures from the ... Mississippi and New Mexico lead the list of ...
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1992 economic outlook for the food industry; USDC projects 1.4% increase for the $361 billion food and beverage industry. (United States Department of Commerce) (includes related article on U.S. food companies' international sales) (Special Report) (Cover Story)
Food Processing; 2/1/1992; Van Wagner, Lisa R.; 4507 words;
The U.S. Dept. of Commerce projects a 1.4% increase in the constant-dollar value of shipments for the total $361 billion U.S. food and beverage ... estimates are based on corrected 1989 Census data which are 4.8% less than estimates previously published by the Commerce Department. USDC's 1992 Industrial ...
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