After being in force for seven years, the free trade agreement Australia has with the US has yielded the former little benefit. The US has been the net beneficiary – last financial year imports from the US totalled $26 billion while exports were $9 billion. [1]
The figures for 2004-05 were $21.4 billion and $9.2 billion respectively.
Given this, one would naturally conclude Australia would be wary of further deals that would expose it to being taken advantage of by the US.
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