Updated: 07/23/2024

Average Length of Investigations by Fiscal Year, Completion Time (in Months) (Updated Quarterly)

Fiscal Year Completed on Meritsa Shortesta Longesta Averagea Average for all Invc
2006 12 3.5 19.0 12.0 11.2
2007 12 8.0 23.5 16.6 12.0
2008 15 6.0 28.0 16.7 13.2
2009 16 3.5 28.5 17.9 10.4
2010 22b 6.4 25.4 18.4 12.5
2011 17 5.2 24.2 13.7 9.9
2012 22 2.6 28.9 16.7 12.6
2013 21 4.3 30.1 19.7 13.3
2014 18 7.4 23.9 17.1 13.9
2015 11 5.6 21.9 15.6 11.4
2016   16 4.4 21 15.8 10.8
2017 16 3.7 27.2 15.1 10.3
2018 21 5.3 21.4 15.85 11.2
2019 22 9.4 29.3 17.7 14.1
2020  35 8.2 28.1 18.6 15.3
2021 18 8.1 29.8 18.2 11.8
2022 36 5.5 27.42 17.1 12.8
2023 26 5.6 26.2 17.5 13.1
Q3 2024 14 5.1 26.3 18.2 15.2

 

Source: USITC, Annual Performance Plan FY2014-2015 and Annual Performance Report, FY2013; USITC, Annual Performance Plan FY2015–2016 and Annual Performance Report, FY 2014; USITC, EDIS.

a Includes investigations in which the Commission rendered a final determination on the merits as to a violation.

b FY 2010 data exclude an anomalous case pending since 2004, which took 79 months to complete because of a subpoena enforcement issue.

c The average on this column represents all investigations completed during the period, including terminations based on settlements, consent orders, complaint withdrawals and merit-based final determinations.