U.S. metro area exports increase 40%

Trade & Trends

Monday, September 17, 2012

The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday released data showing in 2011 merchandise exports from 367 U.S. metropolitan areas reached $1.31 trillion, with the same types of exports from non-metropolitan or rural areas totaling an additional $174.9 billion. In specific, 150 U.S. metropolitan areas (40.9 percent) exported more than $1 billion in merchandise internationally in 2011; and 11 of these metropolitan areas exported merchandise worth more than $25 billion, accord...

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