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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metro surpass Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin in 2019

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The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metro area exported $15.1 billion in 2019, more than exports from Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin in 2019, according to the International Trade Administration.

A study from the Brookings Institute found competition between areas within the United States increases exports, which in turn generates stronger sales and more jobs for American workers.

The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metro area consists of two counties.

The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area comprises four counties exporting $14.5 billion in 2019.

The metro area with the most exports was Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land with $129.7 billion exported.

The following table shows the value of total exports for other metros with export totals similar to Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale.

Metro AreaTotal exported (in billions)Difference from Some-Other-Metro (in billions)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$20.91$5.77
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA$19.77$4.64
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$18.43$3.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ$15.14--
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC$14.51-$0.63
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$13.86-$1.28
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$13.75-$1.38

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