Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
$68 billion
Of the $113 billion appropriated by Congress to date related to the conflict in Ukraine, as much as $68 billion is destined to be invested here at home.
SOURCE: "How Supporting Ukraine Is Revitalizing the U.S. Defense Industrial Base" by CSIS's Elizabeth Hoffman, Audrey Aldisert, Cynthia Cook, Gregory Sanders, and Shivani Vakharia.
67
2023 was a record-setting year for China's space program. It conducted 67 space launches, resulting in hundreds of satellites successfully placed into orbit and only one launch failure.
SOURCE: "Space Threat Assessment 2024" by CSIS's Clayton Swope, Kari A. Bingen, Makena Young, Madeleine Chang, Stephanie Songer, and Jeremy Tammelleo.
$18.9 billion
The Philippines enjoys a strong trade and investment relationship with the United States, with over $18.9 billion in goods and services traded during 2020.
SOURCE: "A ‘New Trilateral Chapter’ for the United States, Japan, and the Philippines" by CSIS's Erin L. Murphy and Gregory B. Poling.
2 million
Since 2019, over 2 million people have emigrated from the Northern Triangle of Central America in search of opportunities elsewhere due to the region's lack of workforce development.
SOURCE: "Expanding Workforce Development to Enable Nearshoring in the Northern Triangle" by CSIS's Daniel F. Runde, Romina Bandura, and Austin Hardman.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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