• ASEAN-U.S. trade and investment focus on trade facilitation, standards and
conformance, intellectual property rights (IPR), and public-private sector
engagement (PPE)
• The U.S. has provided technical assistance on the ASEAN Connectivity Agenda for
priority sector, including electronical and electronic equipment, medical devices
and automotives. • The U.S. remains as important trading partner of ASEAN despite the challenges by
uncertainties in the global economies the total trade between ASEAN and the
U.S. increased by 3.5% in 2013.
• The U.S. was the third largest source of foreign direct investment to ASEAN (9.7%
of total share)
• The U.S. stands as the sixth tourism source market for ASEAN.