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I own a craftsman 1/2 hp opener. I had a keypad on the outside of the garage door and it stopped working. I thought that it was the battery so installed a new one, but still no luck. I went to Sears and purchased a new keypad, and had the same problem again. The garage door opener will not even accept a code to use, but the garage door opener on the wall inside of the garage works just fine. I have tried different codes but with no success. I also bought a new visor opener and that will not work either. Does anyone know what could be wrong in this situation? Thanks for your help |
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- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 23, 08 at 13:38
The keypad and your visor opener are both radios that send a signal to the receiver to open the door. The wall button doesn't. It is like a doorbell switch - wired directly. I would say your receiver has quit working. It is part of the logic board. |
my problem is the same but different :) my keypad works -- so receiver is accepting signal- i can unprogram it and reprogram it but i cannot program the clickers - have bought new batteries and a new clicker but it will not accept them - it doesnt make sense that keypad works, the hard wired door switch works as well |
- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 26, 08 at 12:30
swahili make sure the lock function isn't on. This is a function that can be toggled off and on by the wall control. If the light in the wall control is blinking, press and hold the lock button for 3 seconds. |
THANKS Don i dont beleive i have that (vacation) function on wall unit there is just the 1 button that i push to open or close the door and the light is solid green its just not making sense that the keypad can be reprogramed but not the clicker |
could i buy another keypad the same model and use it ie: would they both work with the same #'s programed ? does anyone know |
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Error correcting codes are used in a wide variety of applications ranging from satellite communication to music CDs. The idea is to encode a binary string of length k as a binary string of length n>k, called a codeword such that even if some bit(s) of the encoding are corrupted (if you scratch on your CD for instance), the original k-bit string can still be recovered. There are three important parameters associated with an error correcting code: the length of codewords (n), the dimension (k) which is the length of the unencoded strings, and finally the minimum distance (d) of the code.
Distance between two codewords is measured as hamming distance, i.e., the number of positions in which the codewords differ: 0010 and 0100 are at distance 2. The minimum distance of the code is the distance between the two different codewords that are closest to each other.
Linear codes are a simple type of error correcting codes with several nice properties. One of them being that the minmum distance is the smallest distance any non-zero codeword has to the zero codeword (the codeword consisting of n zeros always belongs to a linear code of length n).
Another nice property of linear codes of length n and dimension k is that they can be described by an n×k generator matrix of zeros and ones. Encoding a k-bit string is done by viewing it as a column vector and multiplying it by the generator matrix. The example below shows a generator matrix and how the string 1001 is encoded.
Matrix multiplication is done as usual except that additon is done modulo 2 (i.e., 0+1=1+0=1 and 0+0=1+1=0). The set of codewords of this code is then simply all vectors that can be obtained by encoding all k-bit strings in this way.
Write a program to calculate the minimum distance for several linear error correcting codes of length at most 30 and dimension at most 15. Each code will be given as a generator matrix.
You will be given several generator matrices as input. The first line contains an integer T indicating the number of test cases. The first line of each test case gives the parameters n and k where 1≤n≤30, 1≤k≤15 and n > k, as two integers separated by a single space. The following n lines describe a generator matrix. Each line is a row of the matrix and has k space separated entries that are 0 or 1.
For each generator matrix output a single line with the minimum distance of the corresponding linear code.
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2 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 |
3 0 |
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Nils and Mikael are intergalaxial fighters as well as life long enemies. Now Nils has managed to capture the poor Mikael in his dark dungeons, and it is up to you to help Mikael escape with as much of his pride intact as possible.
The dungeons can be viewed as a set of corridors and intersections. Each corridor joins two intersections. There are no guards, traps, or locked doors in Nils' dungeon. However, there is one obstacle which makes escaping from the dungeon a perilious project: in each corridor there is a sentry, armed with a factor weapon. (As is commonly known, a factor weapon with factor f reduces the size of its target to a factor f of its original size, e.g. if Mikael is 8 gobs large and is hit by a factor weapon with factor f=0.25 his size will be reduced to 2 gobs.)
Mikael will not be able to pass through a corridor without being hit by the factor weapon (but luckily enough, reloading the factor weapon takes enough time that the sentry will only have time to shoot him once as he passes through). It seems inevitable that Mikael will come out of this adventure a smaller man, but since the sentries have different factors in their factor weapons, his final size depends very much on the route he takes to the exit of the dungeons. Naturally, he would like to lose as little size as possible, and has asked you to help him accomplish that.
Input consists of a series of test cases (at most 20). Each test case begins with a line consisting of two integers n,m separated by a single space, where 2≤n≤10000 is the number of intersections and 1≤m≤15000 is the number of corridors in Nils' dungeon. Then follow m lines, each containing two integers x, y and a real number f (with at most four decimals), indicating that there is a corridor between intersections x and y, and that the factor weapon of the sentry in that corridor has factor 0≤f≤1. Intersections are numbered from 0 to n−1. Mikael always starts in intersection 0, and the exit is located in intersection n−1.
The last case will be followed by a case where n=m=0, which should not be processed.
For each test case, output a single line containing a real number (with exactly four decimals) indicating how big a fraction of Mikael will be left when he reaches the exit, assuming he chooses the best possible route through the dungeon. You may assume that it is always possible for Mikael to reach the exit.
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3 3 0 1 0.9 1 2 0.9 0 2 0.8 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 |
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You know when you sincerely promise yourself you'll try something different the next time you eat at a restaurant, but then don't because you just love that one thing so much? That's me with the Truffle Mushroom Swiss burger at Smashburger. Every single time I've eaten at a Smashburger, I've ordered the same meal: The TMS burger with extra goat cheese and a side of Smashfries -- no deviations, no exceptions. But after trying other burgers and sides at a recent media event at the newest Smashburger location in Denver, I discovered that deviation can be downright smashing.J. Wohletz The luscious Truffle Mushroom Swiss Smashburger.
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This Smashquestion needed a Smashanswer, so I cruised to the Smashburger at 7305 East 35th Avenue for lunch.The first thing I noticed was that this location, unlike the Hampden store, had a Freestyle Coke machine, something I recall talking with Tom Ryan about at the media event. I'd asked him if he was aware that those robotic drink dispensers were being used by Skynet for the purposes of human mind control, and he chuckled. (Yeah, keep laughing, sir. It won't be so funny when humanity is enslaved.) The Freestyle Coke machine at the 35th Avenue store was doing something I hadn't seen any of them do before -- a couple of weird blinky lights kept signaling something -- so I asked one of the cheery and wholesome-looking employees if the flickering lights meant that we had somehow angered the machine. She calmly informed me that it was all good, and the lights meant a cartridge needed to be replaced. (Yeah, keep laughing...)
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As Managed Competition Shifts into High Gear, State Launches Auto Insurance Web Site for Consumers
Division of Insurance portal lets consumers compare premiums, shop for best deals
February marks the start of the policy renewal process and, for the first time in 30 years, auto insurers can now offer lower rates to good drivers, more product choices and better services. The Division of Insurance estimates that responsible drivers across Massachusetts can save at least 10% on their 2008 auto insurance premiums.
"Now that consumers finally have choice in our auto insurance market, they should exercise it by comparing different rates and policies to find the one that's best for them," said Commissioner of Insurance Nonnie S. Burnes. "This web site will help them begin this important process by showing them the considerable opportunities for savings that are out there and how to contact the companies and agents for more information."
Available at www.mass.gov/autorates , the Division of Insurance portal shows consumers the range of prices and discounts they may qualify for and tells them how to contact insurance companies and agents directly for quotes. Consumers can easily generate a list of sample premiums by providing their zip code, number of years licensed, the type of vehicle they drive, their driving records and coverage levels.


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Comedian Ian Douglas Terry on Game of Thrones and dragon nerdery
Reading is about more than following a narrative or learning facts; it can also be a profound shared experience that culminates in a better understanding of ourselves and each other. In that spirit, welcome to the Westword Book Club, a weekly feature celebrating the books that inspire Denver artists.Ben Semisch Despite what this photo suggests, Ian Douglas Terry does not, in fact, have a man's head growing from his lower back.
Comedian, writer, and first-name hoarder Ian Douglas Terry may hail from Nebraska, but by networking with and charming Denver's funniest mirth merchants, he has cultivated relationships here and, over the course of his frequent visits, he's managed to build a bridge between Denver and Omaha's fledgling comedy scenes. As the co-founder of Omaha's OK Party Comedy crew, Terry (also known as IDT) organized Crom Comedy Festival, which prominently featured Denver comics, and performed at the High Plains Comedy Festival in August. Westword caught up with IDT in advance of this week's Grawlix show to chat about young adult fiction, Denver comedy and being a nerd about dragons.
See also: Comedian Jordan Doll on hobo tales, comic books and children's classics
Westword: How did you get involved with the Denver comedy scene? What are your impressions as a visitor?
Ian Douglas Terry: My first interaction with the Denver scene was through the Fine Gentleman's Club; they were looking to book a tour and hit up OK Party -- the group of dudes I run with -- for a show in Omaha. They had to cancel that tour but we eventually ended up booking shows with them back and forth. Around that same time Zach Peterson from OK Party met Ben Roy while Ben was in Omaha and we started bringing the Grawlix boys out to Nebraska so we could learn from the best. I love Denver; I would move there in a second if it didn't mean having to step my game up to compete with the tons of awesome comedians you have. The Denver scene is what we've been using as a measuring stick for what we do in Omaha. Super cool and smart crowds, awesome and intelligent comedians who push each other in more positive ways, and a sense of community that I've rarely felt in the other cities I've been in. Plus, you guys have mountains and legal weed: the most righteous combo.
I sense a nerd bond between us. What is the nerdiest kind of book you like?
I absolutely love dragon-based fantasy novels. I grew up a Dungeons & Dragons nerd, but I didn't have any friends who played so I bought all the books dice, and metal figures and played by myself. Still not sure if that's sad or interesting. Any series that has dragons, I've more than likely read it. Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, The Black Company, Warhammer, and everything in between. I was one of the weirdos who read the Game of Thrones (or A Song of Ice & Fire if we're playing proper) books at the time they were being released. I just love dragons. I remember reading Lord of the Rings in the fifth grade and my teacher thinking I was a mutant. It is all my dad's fault; for the past twenty years he's been giving me any fantasy or sci-fi book after he's done reading it. Best father-son bonding ever.
What are you reading right now?
I've been dipping into the post-apocalyptic spectrum of fantasy novels. Lots of zombies and Mad Max-style stuff. The last two series I read, Patrick Ness's Chaos Walking and Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Mayberry, were young adult fiction. I felt like an idiot when I unknowingly bought them off of Amazon based on the plot synopsis without realizing they were teen focused, but they both ended up being great reads. Although I'm sure I'll hate them when they get adapted into movies with Paramore soundtracks. The book I'm reading right now is Dead Harvest by Chris Holm. Its a noir about demons and angels and a soul collector. It rules.
Do you have any childhood favorite books that you've re-read as an adult?
I recently went through great lengths to find a book I was obsessed with as a kid called Dragon Fall about a dude that builds dragon action figures with arms and legs that are the size of little kids. They come to life and try to kill him while his parents are out of town. It's his super short book where the first half is just this high school kid partying and going to concerts and then the last few chapters are just crazy violent. I forgot the name and author and had been trying to track it down based on Google searches. I finally did, and like all things we loved when we were younger, it disappointed me. Not as much as Alkaline Trio, but still pretty bad.
Which books have you most recommended to friends?
I've been recommending Game of Thrones a lot, just because people are going nuts for the show, but I'm also having a lot of fun knowing what's going to happen while other people lose their minds. One book that I think any fan of fantasy needs to read is Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen Donaldson. It is about a guy with leprosy who travels to a fantasy world where he is cured and has magic powers. It is brutal and sad and pretty heavy. Also read Mick Foley's Have a Nice Day, which is the best book about pro wrestling, ever. I'm a huge wrestling nerd, but that's a whole different conversation.
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Asian Dark Leafy Greens and Pan-Seared Scallops
I try to get plenty of dark leafy greens into my diet. Dark leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that help prevent cancer.
I love to have a poached egg in the morning over a bed of wilted greens. It's a great way to start the day with a healthy meal. I have found that by adding vegetables to my breakfast meal, it makes it easier to get in plenty of vegetables every day. I'll share that recipe sometime in the future.
I came up with this Asian inspired recipe for Seared Scallops. I love scallops. They are a great source of protein, Vitamin B12, and omega-3 fatty acids. For more on scallops and their health benefits go here. This recipe is healthy but also very tasty! It has the added benefit of being quick and easy as it can be on the table in under 15 minutes.
Asian Greens with Pan-Seared Scallops
Serves 4
- 2 bunches/ bags mixed Asian greens ( savvoy cabbage, tat soi, bok choy, spinach etc.)
- 1 green garlic stalk or 1 clove regular garlic, minced
- 1 Tablespoon oyster sauce
- ½ Tablespoon sesame oil
- Drizzle hot chili oil, optional for serving
- 2 cups small frozen scallops or 20 large, thawed
Heat pan or wok over medium high heat and spray with oil. Add minced green garlic or minced garlic clove. Sauté over medium high heat until tender about 30 seconds. Add greens and combine with oil and garlic. Cook until the mixture wilts. Add the oyster sauce and sesame oil and stir to combine. Remove the greens to a serving dish or individual plates. Wipe out the pan. Spray with oil and add thawed scallops. Sear scallops on both sides until opaque and cooked through. Serve scallops on a bed of greens and drizzle with hot chili oil if desired.
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Metallica's Kirk Hammett is a giant among men. There isn't a guitar poll he hasn't won, and his popularity runs high among fans and critics alike. Few would dispute the contention that he is, with the possible exception of Edward Van Halen, the most influential hard rock/metal lead guitarist alive today.
It's no wonder that Guitar World's readers chose him as the first inductee into the magazine's Hall of Fame in 2002. "I'm actually quite flattered and impressed, and a little bit shocked and dumbfounded," Kirk said of the final ballot count, which placed him ahead of his own heroes Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Michael Schenker. "There's a little bit of 'Why me?' in there for good measure, too."
Kirk answers that question for himself in this groundbreaking lesson, in which he presents an intimate look at his technique.
…And Rhythm for All
James Hetfield, of course, is known as the rhythmic rock on which Metallica stands. As a result, Hammett begins the lesson by focusing on a side of his own playing for which he is perhaps underrated. "Although I'm a lead guitarist, I'd say that a good 95 percent of my time onstage is spent playing rhythm," Hammett says. "Consequently, it doesn't matter how great your lead playing is—if your rhythm work sucks, you're not gonna go very far. When you're playing rhythm in a band like Metallica, what your right [picking] hand does is really important. Obviously, what your left hand is doing is pretty darned crucial too, but, as a lot of our riffs involve syncopated open-string notes and relatively simple-to-finger power chords, it's often the right-hand picking and muting techniques that can make or break a song."
Kaptain Krunch
Before getting down to the nuts and bolts of his muting and picking, Hammett takes some time to dispel a few common misconceptions about his band's mighty rhythm tone. "The first thing I gotta say is that Metallica's crunch sound is often cleaner than people expect," he says. "Actually, to be honest, my taste in tone has definitely changed over the years. I don't like to use as much distortion these days—I prefer my tone to be nice and crisp. Don't get me wrong, distortion is great, but there's definitely a point where having too much turns your tone to mush. The low end loses its tightness and your overall tone gets flabby, with no definition or cut.
"When you're first starting out, there's always the temptation to hide behind distortion because it lets you get away with murder. But, when it comes to rhythm work, you've gotta back off that gain control a bit, especially if you're playing with another guitarist. Actually, over the years, James and I have found that besides giving our tone more definition and cut, backing off the gain makes us play our riffs better because we can't get away with being sloppy."
Many guitar-playing Metallica fans assume that Hammett and Hetfield scoop the mid frequencies from their rhythm tone. "Well, we used to do that," Kirk confirms, "but while making Metallica [1991] we rediscovered midrange and how much louder and fuller our guitars sound with it in there."
The Point Is Mute
"A lot of our riffs involve right-hand palm muting [P.M.]," Hammett says. "It's actually a pretty easy technique to master." Here, he offers his list of suggestions for performing it.
1. To palm-mute a chord or note correctly, rest the lower part of your right palm on the strings right where they go over the bridge. Don't go too far away from the bridge, though, otherwise the notes will lose their definition and become dull thuds.
2. If you play a guitar with a fixed bridge—like a Les Paul or the ESP Explorer Hetfield uses—you can be pretty heavy handed when muting. "But if your guitar has a whammy system that's set up 'floating,' like mine is, you've gotta be a bit more careful, though," Hammett cautions. "If you lean too hard on a floating bridge when you're palm-muting, you'll end up pushing the bridge down and sounding like s--- because your strings will all go sharp."
For more the complete lesson— as well as lessons with Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde and more — pick up Guitar One Presents: Play Like a Guitar Wizard, on newsstands now and available in our online store.
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The global marketplace isn't short of economic indicators but none's a more rapid read than hotel occupancy rates. With many predicting 2010 will still be tough going, we look at the managers, designers and concepts transforming the sector and rethinking the whole concept of hospitality. We also talk to a few informed guests.


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The Sierra Club's members and supporters are more than 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we join together to protect our communities, our natural resources, and our planet. The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Our South Dakota chapter is divided into three groups across our state. Explore this website to learn more about what we're doing, what we're planning, and how you can get involved. You can participate in everything from hiking and recycling to environmental education and conservation. Join in and help us protect the air, land, and water across our state.
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El Triunfador Old Man & The C
Perhaps the most interesting cigars in the entire Tatuaje line-up is a Culebra. Introduced in mid-2011 the Tatuaje Old Man & the C is a concept that Pete Johnson plans on applying to numerous blends throughout his line, starting with the original El Triunfador blend. The concept is to make a Culebra, a cigar that is three cigars formed into one held together by chicken wire, and a Lancero and package them into one coffin. The first blend Pete took into this concept, named for the famous story, was the original El Triunfador blend, which uses a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper over a variety of Nicaraguan fillers, a combination put together at Jaime García's My Father Cigars S.A., where Pete and the García family have gotten famous for their Connecticut Broadleaf Nicaraguan creations. The Culebra is a Cuban tradition, created by rollers who creatively sought to maximize the "one cigar" they were allowed to bring home or smoke daily, by tying them together.
The flavor of the Lancero is no different than the original: aged tobacco, spices, fruits, nuts, toastiness and sweetness. It is one of the most Cuban-like cigars on the market and it has been rewarded aptly. The Culebra, which is meant to be smoked one at a time, is much of the same with a bit more earth noticeable, creating a flavor profile that is a slightly less sweet. Both cigars are medium-full in strength and full in body and flavor. The Old Man & the C in El Triunfador form is anything but a gimmick, this is a classic cigar in solid form. It is an absolute winner. For those looking for both classic Cuban tradition and flavor, this is as good as it gets, all bundled up in one neat package.
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Report:Economic impacts of an Australia United States Free Trade Area [Summary] |
Complete Report Summary
Modelling results
- A free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and the United States has been proposed. This study models the measurable economic gains from trade for this FTA. It should be noted at the outset that this is a study that has not sought to determine Australias negotiating priorities or positions.
- Both Australia and the United States gain from the formation of a bilateral
free trade agreement modelled here.
- Welfare (as measured by real household consumption) and production (as measured by GDP) rise for both countries over time, with the removal of barriers to trade assumed to be over a five year period.
- Using the APG-Cubed model, by 2006, when full implementation of the FTA is assumed, Australian welfare could be nearly 0.3 per cent above what it might otherwise be. This continues to rise to 0.4 per cent by 2010 and 0.5 per cent by 2020. For the United States, welfare peaks in 2006 at 0.016 per cent above what it otherwise might have been.
- Australian GDP could be 0.33 per cent higher by 2006. This gap would then continue to widen, levelling off by 2010 at 0.4 per cent of GDP an annual increase in that year of nearly US$2 billion.
- US GDP, even though rising only by 0.02 per cent above what it might otherwise be, still amounts to an annual increase of US$2.1 billion in 2006.
- Expressing the stream of net benefits over the next 20 years in net present
value terms, the gain in welfare to Australia could be US$9.9 billion and
for the United States US$10.3 billion.
- For GDP, the net present value of benefits is US$15.5 billion for Australia and US$16.9 billion for the United States.
- In terms of the share of GDP, the gains to Australia are bigger. This reflects the greater relative importance of the bilateral trade to Australia than the United States, the fact that a couple of key sectors, such as sugar and dairy stand to expand with the removal of the United States tariffs, and a slightly higher average barrier removed in Australia.
- For both economies the rise in exports is greater than imports and Australias current account (expressed as a percentage of GDP) improves by 0.9 per cent, while there is a negligible change for the United States.
- Overall, world exports rise showing that trade creation is greater than trade diversion as a result of forming the free trade area.
- New Zealand is one of the main third party beneficiaries since its trade with Australia is relatively important and so it benefits from Australias expansion. In addition, New Zealand picks up some of the trade diversion in dairy products as Australia shifts product from Asian markets to the United States.
- The GTAP (Global Trade Analysis Project) model captures all trade and
resource use interactions in an economy-wide setting and allows detailed
commodity effects to be reported. Using this model, the important points
are as follows.
- For Australia the largest gains are in sugar and dairy. The price of sugar in Australia could rise by 13 per cent and the output of raw sugar could rise by 7.8 per cent. Exports of sugar to the United States could rise by 2 550 per cent, but that is off a very low base of just 85 000 tonnes. This represents an initial increase of US$442 million per annum. Even though Australian exports to the United States rise considerably, this still represents a small share of the United States market and has a small impact on US prices and output. Over time, the impact would be larger.
- For the United States the main gain is in the manufacturing sector. Exports of motor vehicles and parts to Australia could rise by 46.6 per cent and exports of metal products could rise by 25.2 per cent.
- All of the above results have assumed complete removal of all identified barriers to trade between Australia and the United States. Whether this is politically feasible or not has not been the subject of this study. To reflect the reality that less than complete liberalisation of all sectors might materialise if a negotiation of an FTA should be undertaken, simulations of partial liberalisation were also calculated. A 50 per cent removal of barriers gives roughly half the full liberalisation results and, similarly, a 25 per cent removal of barriers gives roughly one quarter of the potential gain.
- These findings need to be considered in light of the fact that FTAs can have economic elements and effects other than simply removing trade barriers for example, mechanisms to promote linkages and facilitate trade.
- In 1999 Australia exported US$8.1 billion of goods and services to the United States, while the United States exported US$15.2 billion worth to Australia.
- Trade with the United States is far more important to Australia in a relative sense than is Australias trade to the United States (see chart 2).
- Australian exports to the United States account for around 11 per cent of total Australian exports and the United States is the source of nearly one fifth of Australias imports.
- By contrast, United States exports to Australia account for just 1.6 per cent of total United States exports and Australia is the source of only 0.7 per cent of United States imports.
- Both the United States and Australia are among the most open economies in the world. Average tariffs for the United States are 2.8 per cent, with over a third of all tariff lines duty free. However, the United States does maintain a number of specific tariffs and tariff rate quotas that are not reflected in this figure. All but two of the United States 10 173 tariff lines are bound by the WTO Agreements. Australias tariff regime is similarly open with rates varying between 0 and 5 per cent for 85 per cent of items and an average tariff rate of 3.8 per cent. Ninety-four per cent of Australias tariff lines are bound by the WTO Agreements.
- Notwithstanding the relative openness of the United States and Australian economies by world standards, there are some significant sectors where there are major barriers to bilateral trade. For the United States the main barriers to trade are in sugar, dairy, commercial vehicles and shipping (both ships and domestic transport services). The barriers to Australian sugar exports amount to a tariff equivalent of 80 per cent and for dairy exports the tariff equivalent amounts to nearly 24 per cent. There are some other barriers to trade covering lamb, cotton, metals and financial services, among others. For Australia the main barriers to trade are in motor vehicles, textiles, clothing and footwear. Other barriers to trade are in cheese, wood, chemicals and financial services, among others. Media local content rules and foreign investment screening are difficult to model and have not been included. 2 Summary of relative importance of trade between Australia and US US$8.1 bn Exports to the US 11% 19% % of total Imports from US as % of total 1.6% 0.7% US$15.2 bn Exports to Australia Australia United States % of total Imports from Australia as % of total Data source: Centre for International Economics.
- This study quantifies the size of the measurable bilateral trade barriers
and examines the economic costs and benefits of their removal.
- Trade barriers that can be removed in a bilateral context (for example, tariffs and quotas) are considered. Domestic subsidies, which can also impact on bilateral trade, and could potentially be considered in an FTA, are not included in this study.
- Overall, there are positive economic gains for Australia and the United States as a result of forming a bilateral free trade area. The undertaking would create more trade than it would divert for the world. Third countries also gain.
- These economic gains need to be placed in perspective of the overall political and strategic interests of Australia and the United States, which has not been part of this study.