The top 10 reasons to reinstate #TPA

1. 10 REASONS
TO REINSTATE
TRADE PROMOTION
AUTHORITY

2. Renew #TPA!
MORE THAN
38 MILLION
U.S. JOBS
DEPEND ON TRADE.

3. Renew #TPA!
1 IN 3
U.S. MANUFACTURING JOBS
DEPENDS ON EXPORTS.

4. Renew #TPA!
GROWTH, JOBS AT HOME
DEPEND ON OUR ABILITY TO SELL GOODS, SERVICES TO
THE 95% OF HUMANITY
THAT LIVES OUTSIDE THE U.S.

5. Renew #TPA!
THE 20 U.S. FTA PARTNERS REPRESENT TO
JUST 10% OF GLOBAL GDP
BUT BUY NEARLY
HALF OF U.S. EXPORTS.

6. Renew #TPA!
FOREIGN TARIFFS
ON U.S. GOODS ARE OFTEN
> 5-10 TIMES HIGHER
THAN U.S. AVERAGE.

7. Renew #TPA!
THE EXPANSION IN TRADE
SPURRED BY U.S. FTAs SUPPORTS
5 MILLION+ U.S. JOBS.

8. Renew #TPA!
IN FTA’s FIRST 5 YEARS,
U.S. EXPORTS TO NEW PARTNER TEND TO GROW
4X FASTER
THAN AVERAGE U.S. EXPORT GROWTH.

9. Renew #TPA!
U.S. HAS A TRADE SURPLUS
IN MANUFACTURED GOODS
WITH ITS 20
FTA PARTNERS.

10. Renew #TPA!
97%
OF U.S. EXPORTERS
ARE SMALL OR MIDSIZED COMPANIES.

11. Renew #TPA!
U.S. FTA PARTNERS PURCHASED
12.8 TIMES MORE
U.S. EXPORTS
PER CAPITA THAN OTHER COUNTRIES IN 2012.

12. ANY REASONS WE MISSED?
LET US KNOW!
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