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Siri, Where are My Best Export Markets?”

November 28, 2018 4:55 PM

Small and midsized exporters want to know on which new export markets they should focus.  Until now the best approach available was to look at indictors such as GDP, tariff and non-tariff barriers, political risk and so forth.  For exporters who like data and aren’t intimidated by online data tools offered by the federal government, there are data available on what countries historically purchase from the U.S.
 
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