The Transatlantic Economy 2026

by Daniel S. Hamilton and Joseph P. Quinlan

23rd Edition

Full report available here.

The Transatlantic Economy 2026 offers the most up-to-date set of facts and figures describing the deep economic integration binding Europe and the United States. It documents European-sourced jobs, trade and investment in each of the 50 U.S. states, and U.S.-sourced jobs, trade and investment in each member state of the European Union and other European countries. It reviews key headline trends and helps readers understand the distinctive nature of transatlantic economic relations.

The transatlantic economy has entered stormy seas, buffeted by trade tensions, disruptive politics, ripple effects of conflict in Ukraine and in the Middle East, inflationary and cost-of-living challenges. Yet key sectors of the transatlantic economy are integrating as never before, underpinning a multi-trillion-dollar economy that creates millions of jobs on both sides of the Atlantic and forms the geoeconomic base from which each side of the North Atlantic can address trade disputes, disruptive politics, and geopolitical tensions.

The Transatlantic Economy 2026 explains U.S. and European trade tensions, interdependencies with China, international support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, major shifts in the transatlantic energy economy, how digital connections drive and transform economic ties; and why transatlantic commercial bonds matter for producers, consumers, workers, innovators, investors, and communities.

The Transatlantic Economy 2026 offers key and often counterintuitive insights into the role of the United States and Europe in the global economy that have important implications for policymakers, business leaders, and local officials.

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Chapters:

Executive Summary

Chapter 1 – Stormy Seas: The Transatlantic Economy in 2026

Chapter 2 – The Ties That Bind the Transatlantic Economy

Top Ten Metrics:

Chapter 3 – Do Europe and America Still Need Each Other?

European Commerce and the 50 U.S. States: A State-by-State Comparison

Alabama              Florida                  Kentucky               Missouri                  North Carolina           South Dakota

Alaska                   Georgia                Louisiana              Montana                  North Dakota             Tennessee

Arizona                 Hawaii                 Maine                    Nebraska                  Ohio                             Texas

Arkansas              Idaho                    Maryland              Nevada                     Oklahoma                   Utah

California             Illinois                 Massachusetts     New Hampshire     Oregon                         Vermont

Colorado              Indiana                Michigan               New Jersey             Pennsylvania              Virginia

Connecticut        Iowa                      Minnesota            New Mexico            Rhode Island              Washington

Delaware             Kansas                  Mississippi           New York                South Carolina           West Virginia

Washington, District of Columbia (D.C.)                                                                                            Wisconsin

Wyoming

U.S. Commerce and Europe: A Country-by-Country Comparison


Europe and the United States
                      Czech Republic  Ireland            Poland          Türkiye

The EU and the United States             Denmark             Italy                 Portugal       Ukraine

Estonia                Latvia              Romania      United Kingdom

Austria                                                              Finland                Lithuania        Slovakia

Belgium                                                            France                 Luxembourg  Slovenia

Bulgaria                                                            Germany            Malta                 Spain

Croatia                                                              Greece                 Netherlands   Sweden

Cyprus                                                              Hungary              Norway           Switzerland