Texas leads nation in exports | Texas leads nation in exports | https://www.recenter.tamu.edu/news/newstalk-texas/?Item=8256 | 2013-02-13T14:11:00Z | 2013-02-13T00:00:00Z |
TEXAS - Texas has been named the No. 1 exporting state in the United States for the 11th year in a row, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Texas exports for 2012 totaled $265 billion, a 5.4 percent increase from the $251 billion in exports tallied in 2011. Meanwhile, U.S. exports grew 4.3 percent to $1.54 trillion in 2012.
The state’s top export markets were Mexico ($94.8 billion), Canada ($23.7 billion), China ($10.3 billion), Brazil ($10 billion) and the Netherlands ($9.5 billion).
Texas’ top exporting industries in 2012 were petroleum and coal products, chemicals, computer and electronic products, non-electrical machinery and transportation equipment.
Houston also is a leading U.S. metro for exports, ranking No. 2 nationwide, according to the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration.
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