Table 1. FTAs by Status (cumulative)   YEAR UNDER NEGOTIATION CONCLUDED TOTAL Proposed  Framework Agreement  Signed/Under Negotiation  Under Negotiation Signed Under Implementation 1975 0 0 0 1 0 1 1976 0 0 0 0 1 1 1980 0 0 0 1 1 2 1981 0 0 0 0 2 2 1982 0 0 0 1 2 3 1983 0 0 0 1 3 4 1989 1 0 0 1 3 5 1991 1 0 0 2 5 8 1992 1 0 0 6 5 12 1993 1 0 0 5 9 15 1994 1 0 0 9 11 21 1995 1 0 0 16 14 31 1996 1 0 0 19 19 39 1997 2 0 0 21 20 43 1998 2 0 0 20 23 45 1999 4 0 1 20 24 49 2000 3 0 6 20 25 54 2001 2 0 7 19 28 56 2002 8 2 8 21 30 69 2003 18 4 10 28 34 94 2004 33 13 16 30 41 133 2005 46 18 29 30 49 172 2006 52 18 37 28 59 194 2007 49 18 42 31 65 205 2008 49 16 43 32 67 207 Notes: 1. Proposed - parties are considering a free trade agreement, establishing joint study groups or joint task force , and conducting feasibility studies to determine the desirability of entering into an FTA. 2a. Framework Agreement Signed/Under Negotiation - parties initially negotiate the contents of a framework agreement (FA), which serves as a framework for future negotiations. 2b. Under Negotiation - parties begin negotiations without a framework agreement (FA). 3a. Signed - parties sign the agreement after negotiations have been completed. Some FTAs would require legislative or executive ratification. 3b. Under Implementation - when the provisions of an FTA becomes effective, e.g., when tariff cuts begin. As of June 2008     Download in Excel :