May 22, 2008

Illinois' export shipments of merchandise in 2007 totaled $48.7 billion, making it the fifth largest national exporter.

Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration

May 21, 2008

Basic chemicals were the largest export category to Colombia in 2007, with $1 billion, or 12 percent of total U.S. shipments of merchandise.

Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration

May 20, 2008

In 2006, U.S. small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) exported $2.2 billion in merchandise to Colombia. This represented 36 percent of total U.S. exports to Colombia – well above the 29 percent SME share of U.S. exports to the world.

Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration

May 19, 2008

Louisiana's export shipments of goods in 2007 totaled $30.4 billion. Louisiana ranked tenth among the states in terms of total exports in 2007.

Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration

May 16, 2008

The United States is already Korea’s top supplier of a broad variety of agricultural exports at $2.85 billion ($3.4 billion including fish and forest products) in 2006, making Korea the sixth largest export market for U.S. farm products. The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement is expected to expand those sales even further.

Source: Prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture