Impact of Trade in the United States

With more than 95 percent of the world’s population – representing 80 percent of the world’s purchasing power – outside the United States, U.S. economic growth and job creation depend on opening international markets so U.S. companies and their employees can sell more American products and services to these customers. International trade and investment agreements are critical tools for opening markets and helping U.S. businesses and their employees compete in those markets and support American jobs. Use this application to learn more about the benefits to each U.S. state of: (1) trade in general; (2) trade with our most recent Free Trade Agreement partners South Korea and Colombia; and (3) with Russia, which has now committed to open its market as part of joining the World Trade Organization later this year. To view the Russia trade data for each U.S. state and understand why companies and their employees in each state need Congress to pass Russia PNTR legislation—

1. Choose a state in the map or in the drop-down above.
2. On the next webpage that appears, click on the “Russia PNTR” box, and then scroll down and click on the “State Fact Sheet” button to download the Russia PNTR fact sheet for your state.

To learn more about Business Roundtable’s activities to promote international trade and investment more generally, visit www.brt.org.