United States DEPARTMENT of Commerce

A P P E N D I X A : P E R F O R M A N C E A N D R E S O U R C E T A B L E S
ITA Performance measure
MEASURE: Number of new-to-market (NTM) export successes 1
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2007 4,229 4,760
Performance was not met, because:
There was a conscious decision made by US&FCS management to place more focus on the “new-to-export” category of successes rather
then the “new-to-market” category. Domestic field staff devoted substantial time and effort to achieve the “new-to-export” target. This is
the most difficult of the three export success metrics (increase-to-market, new-to-market, and new-to-export).
Strategies for Improvement:
ITA will work to achieve a more balanced approach to hit all targets in FY 2008 for all categories as a corrective action.
Year Status Historical Results Historical Target
FY 2006 4,110 4,760
FY 2005 4,888 4,760-5,500
FY 2004 4,759 6,200-6,300
FY 2003 6,278 6,500
FY 2002 5,740 5,900
FY 2001 5,386 4,540
FY 2000
New—no target to measure against
1
From FY 2000 - FY 2005, this measure was “Number of U.S. exporters entering a new market.”
ITA Performance measure
MEASURE: Number of increase-to-market (ITM) export successes
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2007 6,954 5,925
Year Status Historical Results Historical Target
FY 2006 7,258 5,925
FY 2005
New—no target to measure against
ITA Performance measure
MEASURE: Number of new-to-export (NTE) successes 1
Year Status Actual Target
FY 2007 721 700
Year Status Historical Results Historical Target
FY 2006 551 700
FY 2005 620 700-850
FY 2004 704 880-900
FY 2003 896 800
FY 2002 699 800
FY 2001 742 679
FY 2000
New—no target to measure against
1
From FY 2000 - FY 2005, this measure was “Number of U.S. firms exporting for the first time.”
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