Transcript World population & international trade

World Population &
International Trade
World Population
• 96 % of the World’s
Population lives outside the
United States.
Economic Development
• 90% of all new economic
development will come to the
United States because of a
skilled work force, educated
citizenry, new technology, value–
added products, and modernize
trade agreements.
Implications of World Population
4%
United States
World
96%
Trade Expansion
• Most of the expansion in
export trade in the next ten
years will come from “Main
Street USA”.
Export Impact
• 15 to 18,000 new jobs are
created for every $1Billion
dollars in U.S. exports.
Importance of the Asian
Economy
• Over 40 % of U.S. Agricultural
Exports are destined for Asian
Markets; therefore, any
perceived weakness in the Asian
economy may imply a decline in
demand for American
agricultural products.
Reference
• Julia Begla
• Export/Import Bank of the
United States
• Wes Watkins Lectureship Series
• November 14, 1997
• Center for International Trade
• Stillwater, Oklahoma