• Export markets for US products have grown twice as fast as domestic markets since 1970.
• International markets account for 20 percent of sales by US manufacturing companies.
• Employment levels in US manufacturing have stabilized in the 1990’s because of increasing levels of foreign investment.
• Some regions of the world, such as Latin America, are good markets for US products while other regions, such as Asia, purchase infrequently from US companies.
• A third of jobs in US agriculture stem from international sales.
• US manufacturers source a growing share of their inputs from overseas suppliers.
• International sales create 600,000 new jobs every year in the USA
• Federal and state tax policies are effective tools for recruiting some international industries but are ineffective for others.

Taimerica Management Company is a national leader at helping states and communities form viable international strategies. Listed below are some of our representative assignments:
 

• Our Proprietary Trade Forecasts for states, regions, and metro areas in the USA Taimerica produces a 5-year forecast of trade growth for states, regions, and metro areas by country or product. These forecasts are available for all of the USA's major trading partners.  We use 25 factors from the IMF, World Bank, and other sources to forecast growth in trade between the source region and the destination country.  These forecasts are valuable for determining goals and objectives for trade development programs and for assessing the performance of foreign offices.  Email us to learn more about services in this area of our practice.

• Economic Assessments of Trade Development Programs  Taimerica has developed proprietary models for assessing the trade intensity of US states and metro areas. Our model determines whether export intensity is above or below national norms and gives the developer insight into whether the local situation is due to economic structure or to lack of exposure.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

One problem in managing development efforts is determining which areas of a program are providing cost-effective results.  Taimerica's methods allow communities to quantify the jobs and payroll impact of international programs on local, regional, and state economies.  Our methods allow communities to chose sound development strategies and tactics.
 
 

• Identification of principal export products and overseas markets for communities;
• Review, analysis, and recommended realignment of overseas office locations;
• Analysis of economic impacts of trade policies and programs on community economic bases;
• Reports of community and state trade flows by product, volume, overseas location and company;
• Formulation of trade and reverse investment strategies and plans;
• International targeting and strategy formulation;
• Assessment of community infrastructure for international trade & investment;
• Analysis of marine, air, and inland transportation costs.