1. U.S.-Japan Trade Relations: Challenges and Opportunities
Stephanie Segal, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

2. Context A (very) brief history Global developments Politics of trade
Challenges and opportunities

3. Global trade (Goods and Services) Percent of Global GDP
Source: IMF World Economic OUtlook database, October 2017

4. Contribution to Global GDP
48%
Source: IMF World Economic OUtlook database, October 2017

5. Current account comparison Percent of Country’s GDP
Source: IMF World Economic OUtlook database, October 2017

6. Merchandise exports, 2016 USD billions
(7.8 percent of US GDP)
Source: IMF World Economic OUtlook database, October 2017

7. Challenges and Opportunities
NAFTA upgrade
CP-TPP  TPP Take 2 (“TPP-TT”)?
Cooperation
Investment
Standards
Infrastructure

8. Investment stocks: Japan
Source: IMF Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS), 2016YE

9. Investment stocks: United States
Source: IMF Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS), 2016YE

10. US-Japan economic dialogue
Pillar I: Trade and Investment
Enforcement
Bilateral issues
Pillar II: Economic and Structural
Macro
Fin Reg
Development
Pillar III: Sectoral Cooperation
Infrastructure
Energy
Digital Economy

11. Thank you
Stephanie Segal, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington DC, Office: (202) Mobile (202)