In the debate about impending U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, the actual value of U.S. exports to the China market – and what they add to the U.S. economy – is often overlooked. In 2016 alone, exports in goods brought $113 billion in revenue to U.S. based businesses – a 114 percent increase from 2006. In fact, China is the U.S.’ most rapidly expanding market in the world, bringing both revenue – and jobs – to the United States.
The interactive heat map below shows the value of the Chinese market to individual states by the sale of goods and services they produce, what industries benefit the most, and how many U.S. jobs the China market supports.