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Smarter Decisions for
Trade Led Growth

Show where your state or region's exports are headed, which markets are growing, and the jobs your trade supports — in clicks, not days.

  • State & Regional Export Analysis
  • Market Opportunity Assessments
  • Industry-Level Trade Intelligence
  • Jobs Supported by Trade Estimates
  • Country Briefings for Trade Missions
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Illinois Market Opportunity Report
HS 120190 — Soybeans
$16.4B
2025 U.S. Exports
$2.1B
2025 IL Exports
−40.8%
U.S. Growth 23–25
+0.5%
IL Growth 23–25
#2
IL Rank Among States
Largest Global Importers (2024)
China
$52.7B
Egypt
$2.0B
Japan
$1.9B
Germany
$1.8B
Turkey
$1.8B
Top Illinois Export Markets
Egypt
$418M
Indonesia
$371M
Pakistan
$283M
Taiwan
$211M
Mexico
$154M
U.S. & Illinois Exports of HS 120190 — by Year ($B) U.S.Illinois
2023
2024
2025

Sample layout. Built with public and proprietary trade data.

Your State's Story

Your State or Province's Story — In One Click

No analysts, no raw data files. WiserTrade turns complex trade data into a clear, presentation-ready market opportunity report.

  • Top exports and imports at a glance by commodity and partner country
  • Year-over-year growth trends by industry and market
  • Market opportunity metrics for target countries
  • Jobs supported by exports — by industry and county
  • Exportable, presentation-ready format for stakeholders and officials
New: Customizable Live Dashboards & Express Reports

Everything You Need to Grow Trade

Purpose-built trade intelligence for economic development — from export profiles to jobs estimates, in one platform.

State / Provincial Export Profiles

See your state or region's complete export picture — by commodity, industry, partner country, port, and transportation mode. Track trends by weight and dollar value over time.

Market Opportunity & Industry Analysis

Identify which foreign markets are growing fastest for your key industries, and drill into any industry to see what's being exported, where it's going, and which competitors are gaining share. Our tools rank country-level opportunities with clear metrics so you can focus trade promotion where it has the most impact.

County-Level Detail (U.S.)

For U.S. states, go beyond state totals to county-level export data — with maps and rankings that surface local trade activity. Built for regional planning and business development.

Jobs Supported by Trade

Quantify the employment impact of exports in your region with our proprietary jobs-supported estimates — broken down by industry. Essential for stakeholder briefings, grant applications, and legislative advocacy.

Country & Market Briefings

Generate comprehensive country reports showing bilateral trade flows, top commodities, growth trends, and competitive positioning. Perfect for preparing trade delegations, embassy briefings, and market entry strategies.

Services Trade Estimates

Go beyond goods — our proprietary services trade estimates by state, industry, and country give you a fuller picture of your region's international economic footprint.

Who Uses This?

Trade intelligence for every organization working to grow regional exports, attract investment, and create jobs.

State & Regional Trade Offices

Build data-driven export promotion strategies, help your businesses find and enter new markets (the kind of work STEP-funded programs are built around), prepare trade missions, brief legislators, and measure the impact of your programs with hard numbers.

Small Business Development Centers

Help local businesses identify export opportunities with market-specific data, prepare them for international trade, and support their growth with evidence-based guidance.

World Trade Centers

Deliver compelling trade intelligence to your members, support trade education programming, and provide data-backed market research for businesses exploring new markets.

Embassies & Foreign Trade Offices

Access bilateral trade flow data for any country pair, prepare briefing materials for officials and visiting delegations, and identify opportunities to strengthen commercial ties.

WiserTrade Exclusive

Jobs Supported by State Exports

Quantify the real employment impact of your state's exports — across goods, services, and the full economic supply chain.
What You Get

WiserTrade estimates the total number of U.S. jobs supported by exports — not just direct manufacturing jobs, but everyone in the supply chain: suppliers, service providers, consumer-spending-driven jobs, and the government workers funded by the tax revenue it all generates. In 2024, U.S. exports supported approximately 20.8 million jobs when all effects are counted.

Results are broken down by state, by 159 exporting industries, and by partner country — including both goods and services exports.

20.8M
U.S. Jobs Supported by Exports (2024)
50
States Covered
5
Types of Jobs Counted
1
Direct
Workers making export goods
2
Indirect
Supply chain & inputs
3
Capital
Investment jobs
4
Induced
Consumer spending
5
Gov't
Tax-revenue funded
Sample: Massachusetts — Jobs Supported by Industry (2024)
IndustryJobsYoY
Professional, Scientific & Technical145,952+7.3%
Machinery Manufacturing44,323+3.1%
Chemical Manufacturing38,710−37.6%
Securities & Commodities38,335+1.8%
Total All Industries506,131+0.2%

WiserTrade Exclusive. No other platform estimates export-supported jobs by state, industry, and partner country — including services. Essential for legislative briefings, grant applications, and economic impact advocacy.

WiserTrade Exclusive

State-Level Services Export Estimates

The U.S. is the world's largest services exporter. But official data only tells you the national total. We tell you which states are driving it — and where those services are going.
The Gap We Fill

U.S. services exports totaled over $1.15 Trillion in 2024 — larger than the GDP of most countries. But the federal government only publishes national totals. There's no official source for which states are exporting services, in which sectors, and to which countries. WiserTrade's proprietary estimates fill that gap.

What You Get

Services export data by state, by service sector, and by partner country — covering 70+ countries and all 50 states. Data goes back to 2012, with maps, charts, and full download capability.

$1.15T
U.S. Services Exports 2024
50
States Covered
70+
Partner Countries
12+
Years of History
Sample Service Sectors Covered
Financial Services
Insurance
Telecommunications
Computer & IT Services
Business & Mgmt Consulting
R&D and Testing
Intellectual Property / Royalties
Education & Training
Travel & Tourism
Transportation

State Benchmarking

See how your state's services exports rank nationally — by total value and by sector.

Market Identification

Discover which countries are the largest buyers of your state's services.

Full Economic Picture

Combine goods and services data for a complete view of your trade footprint.

WiserTrade Exclusive. No other platform provides state-level services export estimates by sector and country. For states where services dominate the economy, this data is essential.

WiserTrade Exclusive

The Real Numbers on Agricultural Exports for U.S. States

Official Census data misreports where agricultural exports come from. We fix that.
⚠ The Problem

When bulk agricultural commodities like soybeans, corn, and wheat move through the U.S. export system, they get comingled in transport, storage, and processing. The "state of origin" on the export form is often the state of shipment — not the state that actually produced the goods. Large port states like Louisiana and Washington get inflated export credit, while producing states across the Midwest, Plains and Southeast have their agricultural exports significantly underreported.

✓ The WiserTrade Fix

Our Ag-Adjusted estimates use a proprietary methodology built on USDA data. We reallocate state-level exports for over 175+ agricultural commodities so export credit goes to the states that actually produced the goods. Updated monthly, broken down by country of destination.

Example: Iowa Soybean Exports — Census vs. Ag-Adjusted
Census
$1.2B
Adjusted
$3.8B

Census (unadjusted) vs. WiserTrade Ag-Adjusted

Accurate State Rankings

Your state's true position among agricultural exporters — not distorted by port-of-shipment effects.

Real Growth Measurement

Actual year-over-year changes in your state's ag exports — not rates skewed by consolidation points.

Credible Market Intelligence

When you brief a delegation or pitch an investment, the numbers need to be right. Ag-Adjusted gives you that.

Country of Destination

See where your state's adjusted ag exports actually land — by commodity, updated monthly.

WiserTrade Exclusive. No other trade data platform offers state-level agricultural export adjustments. For states with significant ag trade, this is a game-changer.

WiserTrade Exclusive

Trade Data Down to the County Level

Go beyond state-level numbers. See where trade is happening — county by county.
What You Get

Explore U.S. trade data at the county level — far beyond what the Census Bureau publishes. Track exports by county with automatic maps and charts that bring local trade volumes to life, supporting regional planning and business development. Group commodities by industry or custom lists. Download everything in Excel, Word, PDF, or CSV.

Our Methodology

For manufactured exports, we adjust for state-of-origin, filter re-exports, then allocate to county using economic data. For ag exports, we use USDA production data.

Florida Exports to the World by County
23M 68M 155M 391M 1bil 11bil

Compare Counties

Rank and compare export activity by commodity, industry, or total value.

Auto-Generated Maps

Instantly visualize county trade data on interactive, color-coded maps.

Track Trends Over Time

See how county-level trade volumes change year over year.

Live Dashboards

Build dashboards with county charts that update automatically when new data drops.

WiserTrade Exclusive. Census doesn't publish county-level trade data. Only WiserTrade offers this level of local detail.

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