State Benefits:

Trade agreements and increased exports are vital to U.S. businesses, workers and farmers, as 96 percent of the world's consumers live outside the United States. Through expanded trade the United States will create new opportunities to sell products and services abroad, and consumers will benefit from lower prices and greater choices here at home. Click on any state below to access downloadable state-specific fact sheets detailing the economic benefits of trade to that state.
Focus on Colorado
  • In 2008, Colorado exported $7.7 billion in manufactured goods, which supported over 58,400 manufacturing jobs.
  • In 2008, Colorado exported $1.4 billion in agricultural products, which supported over 16,200 agricultural jobs.
  • 88% of the 4,459 Colorado companies that exported goods in 2007 were small and medium-sized enterprises with fewer than 500 employees.
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