Global Trade and PA - Latest Statistics Show Importance of Trade
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n17.9% of all manufacturing jobs in PA depend on exports, up from 10.1% in 1992 (2008 data) nExport-supported jobs linked to manufacturing account for an estimated 5.1 percent of Pennsylvania's total private-sector employment nA total of 13,139 companies exported goods from PA locations in 2008. Of those, 11,720 (89 percent) were small and medium-sized enterprises nPA export shipments of merchandise totaled $34.8 billion in 2010 nPA’s top export destinations in 2010: 1.Canada ($10.2 billion) 2.China ($2.7 billion) 3.Mexico ($2.4 billion) 4. Japan ($1.7 billion) 5. Germany ($1.4 billion) nIn 2008, foreign-controlled companies employed 263,500 Pennsylvania workers, accounting for5.1% of the state's total private-industry employment in 2008 nPA is home to over 6000 foreign owned firms nPA’s major sources of investment in 2008: 1.UK 2.Germany 3.Netherlands 4.Canada
n17.9% of all manufacturing jobs in PA depend on exports, up from 10.1% in 1992 (2008 data) nExport-supported jobs linked to manufacturing account for an estimated 5.1 percent of Pennsylvania's total private-sector employment nA total of 13,139 companies exported goods from PA locations in 2008. Of those, 11,720 (89 percent) were small and medium-sized enterprises nPA export shipments of merchandise totaled $34.8 billion in 2010 nPA’s top export destinations in 2010: 1.Canada ($10.2 billion) 2.China ($2.7 billion) 3.Mexico ($2.4 billion) 4. Japan ($1.7 billion) 5. Germany ($1.4 billion) nIn 2008, foreign-controlled companies employed 263,500 Pennsylvania workers, accounting for5.1% of the state's total private-industry employment in 2008 nPA is home to over 6000 foreign owned firms nPA’s major sources of investment in 2008: 1.UK 2.Germany 3.Netherlands 4.Canada