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for workers, farmers, and communities.
Policy
Understand the most critical issues defining today’s’ trade landscape.
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Meet our diverse membership of Northwest manufacturers, farmers, retailers, service providers, and non-profits.
NEWS
See the latest WCIT announcements, statements, reports, opinions and articles on the intersection of trade and the Northwest.
Featured Event
Winter Policy Lunch (Invite Only)
Winter Policy Lunch (Invite Only)
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
In Defense of International Junkets
This week, Publicola posted a news item on the travel expenses of Seattle City Councilmembers. Although there's nothing editorial in the article, it has all the telltale signs of criticism of government travel: 1) the outrageous sounding headline ("City Spent Tens of...
WCIT Release on Congressional FTA Action
In general, I hate to use the blog as a mouthpiece for press releases and corporate communications (it really takes away from the trademark irreverent, conversational tone that State of Trade is so dedicated to), but I thought y'all might be interested in my official...
What Can We Do To Ensure Our State Is Successful in International Trade Policy?
It's time, dear readers, to reach the final chapter of my "ABC's of WCIT" series of posts. We started by defining what an international trade issue is, and then followed up with an explanation of why Washington state residents should care about trade policy. So, if...
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