Recently American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) published the Transatlantic Economy study. Research for the report was conducted independently by Daniel Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan for the Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies and commissioned by AmCham EU and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The annual Transatlantic Economy survey offers the most up-to-date set of facts and figures describing transatlantic jobs, trade and investment:

• 16 million jobs on both sides of the Atlantic
• Half of total global personal consumption
• 5.5 trillion USD in total commercial sales a year
• One third of global GDP (in terms of purchasing power)

The study provides useful background on the importance of the transatlantic economy and the deep economic integration between Europe and the US.