Wisconsin facts on the benefits of FDI

This post is all about how foreign investments have benefited Wisconsin in many ways.

Here are some quick facts:

·         ~Wisconsin’s top 5 export markets are Canada, Mexico, China, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.

·         ~Wisconsin’s top 5 export categories are machinery, computer and electronic products, transportation equipment, processed food and lastly chemicals.

In 2017, Wisconsin had $22.3 billion goods exported. These exports support jobs, specifically in 2016 111,075 jobs were supported in Wisconsin and 93% of these jobs were supported but manufactured goods exports. In 2015, foreign owned companies that reside in Wisconsin employed 93,000 Wisconsin workers. Canada and UK own the most companies in Wisconsin. Fifty-five percent of Wisconsin exports are apart of a free trade agreement and Wisconsin’s free trade partners bring in $12.2 billion in 2017.

Yes, I just gave you a ton of facts. Showing these facts are so important because you need to know how much foreign companies can bring into not only Wisconsin but anywhere. So let those facts soak in.

All facts and information from: https://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/statereports/states/wi.pdf