The United States strengthens its foreign trade strategy with a package of data tools for companies.

The U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA) has launched an information offensive to simplify the complexity of global trade. Through six data and analysis tools, it seeks to provide instant, easy-to-use access to high-quality information that enables American businesses to navigate the international stage with confidence.

One of the jewels of this initiative is TradeStats Express (TSE), a highly popular resource that offers comprehensive national and state-level business statistics in just three clicks. Thanks to its open-access model, businesses can download data immediately on trade balances, imports, exports, and bilateral trade volumes. This tool is essential for transforming raw data into concrete strategies, such as identifying alternative suppliers, monitoring existing trade flows, or locating markets with high growth potential.

For companies looking to take their first steps abroad or diversify their presence, the ITA has improved the Market Diversification Tool (MDT)Updated in 2024 to be more powerful and intuitive, this platform analyzes nine key indicators—from historical trade flows to logistics performance—to discover and recommend promising new export markets that may not have been considered. Its scoring system allows you to compare different markets at a glance, providing a solid foundation for any entry strategy.

The manufacturing sector has its own dashboard: the Manufacturing Industry TrackerThis tool offers a dynamic view of the industry by consolidating key economic indicators. It allows monitoring of six key monthly metrics since January 2015, organized by sector, which helps to identify trends in imports and exports, plan more accurately using employment and production data, and anticipate market changes by monitoring the producer price index.

For a more detailed and localized analysis, the ITA offers the tools of State and Metropolitan Business DataThese resources allow you to see which products different states and more than 380 metropolitan areas are successfully exporting. The goal is for companies to be able to identify opportunities in your immediate environment and learn from the global connections their neighbors are building.

Furthermore, to obtain a complete picture of the international markets, the Country Reports They function as a global business passport. This resource unifies statistics from more than 230 markets in an intuitive format, combining macroeconomic indicators, trade profiles, foreign direct investment data, and exporter demographics. Its standardized structure speeds up decision making by facilitating comparison between markets.

Finally, to learn from the experience of others, the Exporters Database (EDB) It offers unprecedented visibility into the profile of U.S. exporting companies. It allows you to analyze what, where, and how much other companies are exporting, exploring information by destination, company size, and geographic concentration, facilitating the design of an informed export strategy by understanding what is working for similar businesses.

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