The United Kingdom promotes sectoral trade agreements and a new Trade Strategy. In June 2025, the UK published its new Trade Strategy, reaffirming its role as a champion of global free trade. The plan seeks to expand trade opportunities, especially for SMEs, reduce non-tariff barriers, and strengthen economic
The United Kingdom trades with all CPTPP partners except Mexico and Canada, according to information from the World Trade Organization (WTO). In 2023, the United Kingdom signed an agreement to join CPTPP. Nine initial parties to the agreement ratified the accession, and the United Kingdom formally joined on
Electricity consumption in Mexico grew at an annual rate of 1.8% in 2024, according to the 2025 Electricity Sector Development Plan. This consumption has increased steadily, driven by manufacturing and urban growth. Final electricity consumption represents the energy used by different users in the electricity sector. It is
Between 2020 and 2024, digital service exports between the United States, Mexico, and Canada grew at an average annual rate of 12 percent. As a result, these intraregional sales outpaced the growth of goods trade by a ratio of nearly three to one. This information is based on
The National Labor Council (Conlabor) proposed including binding labor parity indicators in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Conlabor represents numerous trade unions in Mexico, emerged with the 2019 Mexican labor reform, and is a member of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Binding labor parity indicators This suggestion
The US cotton industry has called for maintaining the trade openness established in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The American Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) urged the White House Trade Representative (USTR) to maintain tariff-free treatment for textile and apparel products that meet USMCA requirements. Cotton industry From the