Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Trade
Fed releases report on economic development in Indian Country
July 2012 - Community Dividend
Wandering in the desert
New research maps “food deserts” in the district, but it’s unclear what they measure, and how they address obesity
Joe Mahon
November 2010 - fedgazette
Manufacturers turn the page on poor 2009 exports
Exports slump across states and sectors
Rob Grunewald, Wonho Chung
July 2010 - fedgazette
Despite uncertainty, moderate economic growth expected
Toby Madden, Rob Grunewald
June 2010 - fedgazette
Failure to Communicate?
Sound economic policy demands superior research and clear communication
Narayana Kocherlakota
June 2010 - The Region
District trade increased with NAFTA
Toby Madden, Jessica Rush
January 2010 - fedgazette
Remote sellers: The tax man cometh?
State-led initiative to tax remote sales slowly gaining momentum
Madeline Christensen
September 2009 - fedgazette
Following a solid 2008, district manufactured exports expected to slow in 2009
Rob Grunewald, Wonho Chung
May 2009 - fedgazette
Manufactured Exports, Percent Change 2007-2008
United States Map
May 2009 - fedgazette
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
Book Review
Terry J. Fitzgerald
December 2008 - The Region
District manufactured exports post solid growth in 2007
Growth abroad, exchange rates have positive impact on exports
Clint Pecenka, Rob Grunewald
May 2008 - fedgazette
Iron Range rebirth: A new lease on life, or just déjà vu?
Higher prices, global demand trigger Iron Range and U.P. mining projects
Kathy Cobb
May 2008 - fedgazette
Minnesota Manufactured Exports
May 2008 - fedgazette
Montana Manufactured Exports
May 2008 - fedgazette
North Dakota Manufactured Exports
May 2008 - fedgazette
South Dakota Manufactured Exports
May 2008 - fedgazette
Wisconsin Manufactured Exports
May 2008 - fedgazette
Cuba says peas; growers oblige
Montana State Roundup
March 2008 - fedgazette
Up off the export canvas
Minnesota State Roundup
January 2008 - fedgazette
District exports expand in 2006
Manufactured exports from five district states grew almost 13 percent from 2005 to 2006, much faster than the annual average rate of growth from 1997 to 2006 (7 percent), but slower than the increase
Rob Grunewald
May 2007 - fedgazette
Foreign Trade Zones
A new hammer in the economic development toolbox, but mostly a pillow in the district.
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2007 - fedgazette
Minnesota Manufactured Exports
May 2007 - fedgazette
Montana Manufactured Exports
May 2007 - fedgazette
North Dakota Manufactured Exports
May 2007 - fedgazette
O Canada
For exporters to the district's northern neighbor, a weakening U.S. dollar is good for business.
David Redlinger
May 2007 - fedgazette
Pipelines to feed the beast
This nation's rapacious appetite for oil products and Canada's vast supply spur district pipeline projects.
Kathy Cobb
May 2007 - fedgazette
South Dakota Manufactured Exports
May 2007 - fedgazette
Wisconsin Manufactured Exports
May 2007 - fedgazette
Bobcat pelts in demand
Montana State Roundup
March 2007 - fedgazette
Why Globalization Works
Book Review
Terry J. Fitzgerald
September 2006 - The Region
Has a stronger Canadian dollar affected Canadian visits to your business or community?
District Voices
July 2006 - fedgazette
District exports post double-digit growth
District manufactured exports increased almost 18 percent in 2005 from a year earlier, the largest gain in the eight years that export data have been available. All district states posted double-digit
Rob Grunewald
May 2006 - fedgazette
Minnesota Manufactured Exports
May 2006 - fedgazette
Montana Manufactured Exports
May 2006 - fedgazette
North Dakota Manufactured Exports
May 2006 - fedgazette
South Dakota Manufactured Exports
May 2006 - fedgazette
Wisconsin Manufactured Exports
May 2006 - fedgazette
A super model: New secured transaction code offers legal uniformity, economic promise for Indian Country
A recently completed model law that covers a type of commerce called "secured transactions" could provide the legal structure and consistency American Indian tribes need to facilitate borrowing from o
Paula Woessner
March 2006 - Community Dividend
How do you expect a repeal of import duties on Mexican cement to affect your business and the market in your area?
District Voices
March 2006 - fedgazette
Truths About Trade and the Dollar
A Minneapolis Fed directors' retreat explores the realities of international trade and foreign exchange.
Joe Mahon
December 2005 - The Region
Katrina reaches into the Ninth District
Toby Madden
November 2005 - fedgazette
Livestock shocks
Mad cow, trade policy and strong prices
Joe Mahon
September 2005 - fedgazette
This little piggy restricted market access
Joe Mahon
September 2005 - fedgazette
Timothy J. Kehoe on international trade.
Interview: Timothy J. Kehoe on international trade.
Joe Mahon
July 2005 - fedgazette
Foreign Inc.
You might not be able to spot foreign-owned firms in the district, but they add local jobs and some nuance to the globalization debate.
Colbey Sullivan
May 2005 - fedgazette
How has the declining international value of the dollar affected your business?
District Voices
May 2005 - fedgazette
Minnesota Manufactured Exports
May 2005 - fedgazette
Montana Manufactured Exports
May 2005 - fedgazette
North Dakota Manufactured Exports
May 2005 - fedgazette
South Dakota Manufactured Exports
May 2005 - fedgazette
The beet generation
Trade pacts may not be so sweet for district sugar beet farmers.
Joe Mahon
May 2005 - fedgazette
Wisconsin Manufactured Exports
May 2005 - fedgazette
Globalization: not just for breakfast anymore
Minnesota manufacturers join the global business race.
Bob Isaacson, John Fisher
November 2004 - fedgazette
A Fork in the Free-Trade Road
Regional trade agreements are widespread and growing, and economists differ strongly on their ability to deliver global free trade.
Ronald A. Wirtz
September 2004 - The Region
District exports: untold stories behind the data
Rob Grunewald
May 2004 - fedgazette
Manufacturing some optimism in the district
Winter 2004 Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey Results
Shefali Mehta, Toby Madden
May 2004 - fedgazette
Minnesota Manufactured Exports
May 2004 - fedgazette
Montana Manufactured Exports
May 2004 - fedgazette
South Dakota Manufactured Exports
May 2004 - fedgazette
Winter 2004 Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey Results
Total Ninth Federal Reserve District—State Comparison
May 2004 - fedgazette
Winter 2004 Manufacturing Business Conditions Survey Results
Total Ninth Federal Reserve District—Size Comparison
May 2004 - fedgazette
Wisconsin Manufactured Exports
May 2004 - fedgazette
Looking ahead, and over your shoulder
International competition in manufacturing is intense and growing, but the search for international bogeymen overlooks U.S. competitiveness.
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2003 - fedgazette
North Dakota needs to think small (firms), then big (exports)
Opinion-Letter to the Editor
Matthew Mohr
November 2003 - fedgazette
Big Sky covers Ireland
Montana State Roundup
September 2003 - fedgazette
Letters to the Editor
Comments on fedgazette articles on ethanol and exports.
September 2003 - fedgazette
I dream of protective genies
The softwood lumber and steel industries begged for protection from imports. Both got their wish, but has it helped?
Ronald A. Wirtz
July 2003 - fedgazette
Letters to the Editor
Reader opinion on fedgazette articles on global trade services and brain drain.
July 2003 - fedgazette
On a trade mission
For district, states, is it a pot-o-gold or a rainbow of hype at the end of a foreign trade mission?
Phil Davies
July 2003 - fedgazette
All abroad
Exports hold great promise, but an obstacle course challenges both newcomer and veteran firms
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2003 - fedgazette
An unwanted rest for hustling exporters
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2003 - fedgazette
Crop price increases a mixed blessing
Toby Madden
May 2003 - fedgazette
Minnesota Manufactured Exports
May 2003 - fedgazette
Montana Manufactured Exports
May 2003 - fedgazette
North Dakota Manufactured Exports
May 2003 - fedgazette
Please pass the salt exports
U.S. export statistics have numerous shortcomings, but the biggest surprise might be that no one else has better
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2003 - fedgazette
South Dakota Manufactured Exports
May 2003 - fedgazette
Uncle Sam wants you to export
Ronald A. Wirtz
May 2003 - fedgazette
Wisconsin Manufactured Exports
May 2003 - fedgazette
Trading Places
Why do nations trade and where do industries locate? A recent Fed paper considers competing theories.
Douglas Clement
December 2002 - The Region
Will the softwood lumber tariffs affect your business? Have the steel tariffs affected your business?
District Voices
July 2002 - fedgazette
Overall, manufactured exports flat in 2001
Rob Grunewald
May 2002 - fedgazette
Theme song for softwood lumber: Oh, Canada
Are Canadian imports killing the U.S. softwood industry?
Jane Brissett
January 2002 - fedgazette
Anti-dumping: The Free-Trade Antacid
The use of anti-dumping and countervailing duties has increased around the globe, born from protectionist tendencies most countries have toward their home industries.
Ronald A. Wirtz
December 2001 - The Region
South Dakota Leads District States in Manufactured Exports
Rob Grunewald
May 2001 - fedgazette
District manufactured exports hold level in 1999
Rob Grunewald
July 2000 - fedgazette
District hog prices hit historic lows
Why have hog prices tumbled to historic lows in recent months and what will it mean for the Ninth District's agricultural industry?
Edward Lotterman
January 1999 - fedgazette
Manufactured exports make steady gains in 1997
Rob Grunewald
November 1998 - fedgazette
Broilers of the world, unite!
Edward Lotterman
April 1998 - fedgazette
Poultry: A quiet success story
Geography and vertical integration are key factors in poultry industry's development
Edward Lotterman
April 1998 - fedgazette
Effects of Asian financial crisis uncertain for district
Edward Lotterman
January 1998 - fedgazette
High tech leads district exports
Rob Grunewald
October 1997 - fedgazette
Stronger Japanese economy boosts district manufactured exports
Rob Grunewald
October 1996 - fedgazette
Canadian trade provides backbone for Ninth District exports
Rob Grunewald
October 1995 - fedgazette
District exports key to economy
Small and mid-size firms help drive recent export growth
David Fettig
October 1993 - fedgazette
Friedman on free trade
More than 20 years ago the economist Milton Friedman wrote a Newsweek column extolling the virtues of free trade. That column still rings true today.
Milton Friedman
October 1993 - fedgazette
International agreements increasingly important in trade
Edward Lotterman
October 1993 - fedgazette
The political pitfalls of trade agreements
Excerpted from a speech presented to the American Agricultural Economic Association annual meetings, August 1993.
C. Ford Runge
October 1993 - fedgazette
Why trade?
David S. Dahl
October 1993 - fedgazette
As the Iron Curtain opens, some businesses rush in, while others react warily to economic changes
David Fettig
September 1990 - fedgazette
Eastern Europe: is opportunity knocking?
fedgazette Editorial
C. Ford Runge
September 1990 - fedgazette
Finding the right Soviet market is one thing, getting paid is another
Barbara Birr
September 1990 - fedgazette
The best business opportunities among former communist bloc countries
Trade analysts rank the top three prospects for small to mid-sized companies
Barbara Birr
September 1990 - fedgazette
After three months: a review of U.S.-Canada free trade
David Fettig
March 1989 - fedgazette
Facts about U.S.-Canada trade
David Fettig
March 1989 - fedgazette
Looking beyond Canada: exporting as a way of life
David Fettig
March 1989 - fedgazette
Tariff removal stages under the free trade agreement
David Fettig
March 1989 - fedgazette
