Trade for America will highlight the economic and strategic benefits of trade in the daily lives of Americans.
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Export growth fuels the American economy: U.S. exports of services reached $750B in 2016. Learn more about how the American economy relies on #trade. (via @USChamber) uscham.com/2DZEB5k
95% of the world's population lives outside of the United States. #Trade allows American businesses to reach these consumers, supporting various industries across the U.S. (via @BizRoundtable) bit.ly/2TEL1w6
“Additional action on key priorities, such as approving the USMCA, will give manufacturing the confidence and certainty it needs to continue the strong growth of the past two years.” - @ShopFloorNAM Chief Economist @chadmoutray. (via @MarketWatch) on.mktw.net/2TCo9gN
#Trade related #jobs grew nearly 4 times faster than total employment from 1992 to 2016. Learn more about how trade supports America's workforce. (via @BizRoundtable) bit.ly/2tdcGc2
Access to imports boosts the purchasing power of the average American household by about $18,000 annually. Learn more about the economic benefits of #trade. (via @USChamber) uscham.com/2RHN7cV
In 2016, U.S. companies sold their products in 235 countries and territories. #Trade supports American businesses by opening up markets abroad. (via @BizRoundtable) bit.ly/2HYw1rt
#Trade benefits American workers in critical industries. Half of all U.S. manufacturing #jobs depend on exports. Learn more about the benefits of trade. (via @USChamber) uscham.com/2WNIdyS
More than 1M #jobs are supported by #trade in North Carolina. Learn how trade supports your state in an interactive map from @BizRoundtable. bit.ly/2TuFkAN
Approximately 6M American #jobs are supported by U.S. manufactured goods exports to other countries. Learn more about how #trade supports America's workforce. bit.ly/2WIoGQ2
Did you know that more than half of wheat and almond crops are sold abroad? Learn more about how #trade supports America's farmers. (via @FarmersforTrade) bit.ly/2Tz64QD
Our Executive Director Bill Lane's piece on #trade in @TheBuffaloNews. "In 2017 the U.S. exported more goods to Canada’s 37 million people than it did to the 4 billion people living in the world’s nine most populous countries." Read the full piece here. bit.ly/2TyjMDo
Blue collar workers in export-intensive manufacturing companies earn a nearly 20% wage premium compared to the average manufacturing salary. Learn more about how America's manufacturers rely on #trade. (via @ShopFloorNAM) bit.ly/2TxsGRs
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@Trade4America Bill Lane: “The biggest beneficiary of trade is the consumer (you)” #ASTAVegFlo #JustGrowIt – at Florida, USA
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@Trade4America Bill Lane: the U.S. exports more to Canada than the 9 most populous countries in the world combined. #ASTAVegFlo #JustGrowIt – at Florida, USA
#WATCH: Peter Bowe, former CEO of Ellicott Dredges: "We've been in Baltimore in the same spot since 1900, and #trade is what has enabled our business to grow over the last 135 years." (via @USChamber) bit.ly/2DRLV2K
Did you know that American families saved as much as $13B in 2014 through reduced #tariffs? Learn more about the benefits of #trade. bit.ly/2DSEMQ0
How does #trade contribute to U.S. growth? Total trade represented 27% of #GDP in 2016. Learn more about how trade supports the American economy. bit.ly/2GfhHbH
American workers across the country benefit from #trade. In Florida, more than 2M #jobs are supported by trade. Learn more here. (via @BizRoundtable) bit.ly/2MKbaXJ
#ICYMI: Our Executive Director Bill Lane in @CrainsCleveland: "Not just travelers go through Hopkins International every day, but products that are getting imported and exported globally." Read the full piece here. bit.ly/2MI5yNu
#Trade supports local economies: Los Angeles exported $1.3B in goods to the U.K. in 2016 alone. Read more about how your city depends on trade with the U.K. (via @TradePartnersDC) bit.ly/2GegCB1