An export promotion agency helps firms with exporting opportunities and increasing trade on a worldwide level. Understanding export promotion and best practices for economic officials will help promote the activity in the region.
- U.S. Commercial Service – Why Export?
- U.S. Commercial Service – Key Exporting Industries
Exports provide numerous benefits to regional economies. The following two documents outline the benefits:
- ExporTech program content: Importance of Exporting for Companies
- Brookings: “Export Fast Facts” – shown below – from “Export Market Assessment Guide”
More Information:
Brookings “Export Monitor 2018” was a primary data source for GCI metros. This web-based data source is described by Brookings as: “A data series that estimates production of goods and services exports by industry at the sub-national level.”
International Trade Administration — Trade Statistics: The Office of Trade Policy & Analysis (TP&A) [an office of Industry & Analysis within ITA] publishes a variety of data series and reports for both public and government use. Start here for a list of their data and reports. Click here to see TP&A’s export-related jobs data.
International Trade Administration — Export.gov: The U.S. Department of Commerce’s ITA collaborates with 19 U.S. Government agencies to bring Export.gov to help navigate the maze of government offices and get answers to questions, provide a single source for tools, assistance, and expert knowledge to expand international sales. Link to national, metro, and state trade data; data on U.S. exporting companies; and FTA Tariff tool.
Stone & Associates Report — “On the Threshold: Refocusing U.S. Export Assistance Strategy for Manufacturers,” June 2013. Written for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.