Hartford Reporter

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area ranks first in trade with France with exports of $1.8 billion in 2019, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA).

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT area includes Tolland and Hartford counties and is the 38th largest metro area with a population of 1,044,624.

The International Trade Administration (ITA) promotes trade and investments in the United States through data aggregation and studies on global markets and specific U.S. regions. ITA utilizes its research to negotiate on behalf of U.S. industries and is also responsible for enforcing trade agreements.

The following table shows the total dollar value of exports to France for the highest-ranking metro areas in 2019:

Metro Area	2019 Exports to France ($)
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1,764,088,059
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	431,290,741