U.S. COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACYINDEX™GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE
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EXPLORE INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS

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Start with what each place brings. See its leading recorded sectors, explore the full profile, then discover shared activities and differences worth discussing with a city, chamber, college, or business group.

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COUNTRY ↔ U.S. METRO · 2017 HISTORICAL EDITION

Meet the places.
Then explore the connection.

First see each place’s three leading entries, where reported, and open their full source lists. Then explore broad common ground and the available numerical comparisons. This edition covers 203 countries and reporting economies and all 383 U.S. metros in the supplied GDP history, using 2017. A place does not need a Sister City score or a matched sector to show its own profile.

Start with two places you want to understand.

Choose a country and a supported U.S. metro. The result starts with each place’s leading reported groups and full lists. It then shows broad common ground, supported GDP-share comparisons, and sources you can save.

For an optional example, explore Mexico and San Antonio–New Braunfels →

From a shared activity
to a shared question.

A manufacturing connection could begin with a technical college, a business group, or a company that wants to learn about another market. A difference in industry shares can help frame the question. People in both places decide whether the relationship is useful.

Shared heritage is one way to begin. You can also use this tool directly, without a birthplace or heritage connection. Industry evidence and population evidence keep their separate meanings.

Compare detailed NAICS ↔ ISIC definitions →Explore Sister City research →My Research Workspace →
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Historical edition · 2017 · 203 countries and reporting economies · 383 metros with independent industry profiles. All 383 source metros remain available, including places without numeric agriculture or manufacturing comparisons.

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