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2014 NACo Annual Conference

U.S. T R A D E R E P R E S E N T A T I V E E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E O F T H E P R E S I D E N T. 2014 NACo Annual Conference. President Obama’s Economic Agenda. Create Jobs, Promote Growth, Strengthen the Middle Class

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2014 NACo Annual Conference

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  1. U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E O F T H E P R E S I D E N T 2014 NACoAnnual Conference

  2. President Obama’s Economic Agenda Create Jobs, Promote Growth, Strengthen the Middle Class • Private sector added 9.7 million jobs over 52 straight months of job growth • Exports leading the way - record $2.3T last year • Each additional $1B in exports supports over 5,000 jobs

  3. Trade Agenda: Unlocking Opportunity for Americans 95% Percentage of the world’s consumers living outside of the U.S. 80% Percentage of the world’s purchasing power outside of the U.S.

  4. Trade Agenda: Unlocking Opportunity for Americans Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) • 12 countries • 3 of America’s 4 top trading partners – Mexico, Canada, Japan • 40% of global GDP • 1/3 of global trade

  5. Trade Agenda: Unlocking Opportunity for Americans Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (T-TIP) • America’s largest export market • Goal = eliminate all tariffs on trade • Promote the global competitiveness of small & medium sized enterprises

  6. Trade Agenda: Unlocking Opportunity for Americans Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) • Combined services markets of more than $30T • 3 out of 4 American jobs already in services • 28% of all U.S. exports were from private services trade in 2012

  7. Trade Agenda: Unlocking Opportunity for Americans National Export Initiative NEXT • Helping businesses find their NEXT customer abroad • Increasing the efficiency of shipments • Federal/state/local partnerships • Helping communities integrate trade and investment into their NEXT growth plans

  8. Key Resources – export.gov

  9. Key Resources: SBA.gov

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