Crossing Borders

Utah Export Stats Mid-Year 2012   
Total Exports Jan - June 2012
$9,708,309,374
Percent Change over 2011
14.02%
Source: World Trade Center Utah

Utah ranked No. 6 overall in the 2010 report “Export Focus for Manufacturing and Services.” (Kauffman Foundation)

Direct export-supported jobs linked to manufacturing in Utah account for an estimated 93,000 jobs for Utah families. (U.S. International Trade Administration and U.S. Bureau of the Census)

Utah averaged the following growth in export commodities from 2006 to 2010: Electric machinery, which includes integrated and printed circuits, grew at 63%
Aerospace grew at 18%
Industrial machinery, including computers, grew 12%
Source: WISERTRADE

Utah’s exports are showing a 31% increase over the previous record set in 2009. (GOED)

Top 25 Commodities Based on 2011 Dollar Value
(Values in Millions of Dollars)             
                    Rank    Description       2011 Value

1. Gold, Nonmonetary      11,839
2. Electronic Integrated Circuits    1,297  
3. Molybdenum Ores and Concentrates    358     
4. Food Preparations        347     
5. Civilian Aircraft, Engines and Parts        211     
6. Safety Airbags 204     
7. Precious Metal Waste and Scrap          186     
8. X-ray Equipment          150     
9. Transistors        119     
10. Medical Needles, Catheters, etc.          116     
11. Beauty and Skin Care Products            112     
12. Safety Fuses     109     
13. Machine Tools and Parts          107     
14. Semimanufactured Silver           98       
15. X-ray Tubes     82       
16. Graphite or Carbon      80       
17. Motor Vehicles Parts and Accessories 71       
18. Unwrought Silver          70       
19. Medical, Dental, Surgical Instruments    66       
20. Digital Processing Units 56       
21. Alkaloids          55       
22. Sports Parts and Equipment      54       
23. Dental Hygiene 46       
24. Zirconium         40       
25. Prepared Explosives     39

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau

Top 5 Commodities
Mid-Year 2012
Primary Metals $6,165,739,174                     
Computer & Electronics $1,063,617,132                   
Chemicals         $406,398,523            
Food & Kindred Products        $403,089,571
Transportation Equipment         $385,220,916
Source: World Trade Center Utah

In 2010, Utah shipped $13.57 billion in merchandise exports to international markets. (GOED)