Missouri exports highest in four years

Monday, February 13, 2012 | 7:56 a.m. CST; updated 9:23 a.m. CST, Monday, February 13, 2012
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JEFFERSON CITY — Two business groups say 2011 was Missouri's best exporting year in four years.

The World Trade Center of St. Louis and the World Economic Institute for Strategic Research say businesses in the state sold about $14.1 billion worth of products to other countries in 2011, the most in four years.

The groups say growth in Chinese purchases was the main factor in Missouri's total. Chinese purchases increased by about 18 percent because of orders for copper, lead and aluminum, plus parts for fans and semiconductors.

China ranked third among Missouri's international customers behind Canada and Mexico.

 

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