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Featured Event
Meeting with Rep. Adam Smith
Meeting with Rep. Adam Smith
WCIT is hosting a meeting with Rep. Adam Smith in Seattle to discuss recent developments in international trade and how Congress and help promote a robust trade ecosystem. Lunch will
Northwest Trade Dashboard
WCIT provides its Northwest Trade Dashboard to provide a comprehensive view of the region’s international trade data – showing its impact on the economy and jobs and helping see trends develop. The dashboard covers quarterly data on:
- The volume of international trade by Congressional district
- Top exports
- Volume at all of the ports with exports*
- Top countries for imports and exports
- The number of jobs related to international trade
- The total imports and exports
- And more.
Latest Publications and News
What’s WCIT Going to Talk About In 2013?
Those of you who are loyal readers of the State of Trade blog often wonder what topics you’ll see in this space. Will we be discussing port competitiveness? (Yes!) What about a potential EU-U.S. trade and investment partnership? (You know it!) 2013 is going to be a...
See You in the EU
Let’s start off with one of the most important facts of this entire blog post. According to the AP Style Guide, the acronym for the United States is “U.S.” with periods; the acronym for the European Union is “EU” with no period. Not sure why there are no periods in EU...
Two Paragraphs on Trade from the State of the Union
Last night's State of the Union featured two paragraphs on international trade. Let's not get into a discussion of whether that's too little or too much for a speech that's about economic opportunity and job growth, especially for a state like Washington where 40% of...
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