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2025 Trade and Investment
Mission Statement To promote and support the export of Illinois goods and services and attract foreign direct investment.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. To expand the sales volume of Illinois products in overseas markets.
    1. Increase the amount of export sales by Office of Trade and Investment (OTI) client companies.
  2. To facilitate the attraction and expansion of businesses through foreign direct investment.
    1. Increase the number of foreign-owned companies locating in Illinois.
    2. Spur additional investment and expansion by foreign-owned companies with existing locations in Illinois.
Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, International Tourism Fund, Commerce and Community Affairs Assistance Fund, Tourism Promotion Fund, International and Promotional Fund Statutory Authority 20 ILCS 605/605-615
Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
Input Indicators
Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 158,416.3 $ 9,047.5 $ 153,732.0 $ 8,659.6 $ 6,313.2
Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 158,416.3 $ 9,047.5 $ 153,732.0 $ 8,659.6 $ 6,313.2
Average monthly full-time equivalents 32.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 17.7
Outcome Indicators
Jobs added due to foreign companies locating in Illinois 300.0 445.0 300.0 2,948 208.0
Value of export sales of the World Institute for Strategic Economic Research (WISER) (in billions) $ 80.0 $ 74.2 $ 80.0 $ 79.0 $ 80.0

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