The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth.
It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903. It was subsequently renamed to the Department of Commerce on March 4, 1913, and its bureaus and agencies specializing in labor were transferred to the new Department of Labor.
Fuel Rises, Fishing Suffocates Peru
Peruvian artisanal fishing currently faces a pressure that seriously compromises its economic viability: the sharp increase in the price of diesel, an essential input for operation. Added to this is a...