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Final Project Proposal
For my final project, I would like to make an interactive map showcasing the top product exports by state. The United States exports a wide variety of products in comparison with other countries, and being able to see where our nation's exports originate from gives credit to the individual states as opposed the nation as a whole. Making a map that highlights manufacturing by state sheds light on the diversity of goods we produce and where the majority or main job centers lie. The audience of the map would ideally be economic analysts or commodities traders looking to invest in products regionally rather than nationally, or foreign companies seeking locations for future business. For my visualization, simple mouse overs with key product data and a picture of the main export will show the viewer a snapshot of each state's output. I will also include links on each state that refer to further detailed information about the individual state's economic output and GDP. The data source I will use is the US Census Bureau's 6 Digit HS Codes for Commodities by State. The data list top products exported from each state by value in millions of dollars. The only obstacles I foresee will be repeating data for some of the states and if that occurs, I will take the second highest export that is unique to the state and list that instead of a repeating product made elsewhere in order to show variety per state. Here is a map that shows net exports and imports by country and a sampling of the top products imported/exported. I will use the same style of interactive map but focus only on the United States and the top exports each of the 50 States produces (Commodities Map)(Map 2)(Data Source).
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