Bill Clinton: “As I said, one of the major purposes of this new trade round we hope to start in Seattle next month is to get a…”

“As I said, one of the major purposes of this new trade round we hope to start in Seattle next month is to get a comprehensive review of all the problems that are still out there and try to take them down. And I hope we can do it. I guess I ought to say this. In the first 5 years of my Presidency, through 1997, 4\1/2\ years, 30 percent of our growth came from expanded trade. Then since--in '98 and the first half of '99, a higher percentage has come generated from domestic economic growth because of the Asian financial--but as they come back, it will be 30 percent or more, particularly if the European economy grows and they're relatively open to our products and services. We'll do even better than 30 percent, starting in, I'd say, 2 years from now. [The discussion continued.]”