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	Georgia recorded goods exports totaling $9.3 billion in 1995, up 41 percent ($2.7 billion) from 1993. During 1995, Georgia was the 20th largest state exporter of goods.
	Georgia’s jobs supported by goods exports grew an estimated 28 percent (25,917 jobs) since 1993. Export-related jobs pay 13 to 16 percent higher than the national average.
	In 1991, the latest year available, Georgia’s exports accounted for 15.7 percent of its manufacturing output and represented 14.8 percent of its total manufacturing employment.
	Georgia’s exports of manufactured products were up by 43 percent between 1993 and 1995 (from $6.1 billion in 1993 to $8.7 billion in 1995).
	The five largest manufacturing sectors in terms of Georgia's exports were: Industrial Machinery and Computers ($1.3 billion of exports in 1995), Paper Products ($1.1 billion), Transportation Equipment ($1.1 billion), Electronic and Electric Equipment ($841.8 million), and Food Products ($749.4 million). These five sectors accounted for 56 percent of the state's total exports in 1995.
	Among Georgia's fastest growing manufactured exports (in millions) were: Sector 1993 1995 Change Paper Products $517.9 $1,138.6 120% Industrial Machinery and Computers $870.8 $1,338.5 54% Electronic and Electric Equipment $586.4 $841.8 44% Transportation Equipment $850.2 $1,115.7 34%
	Georgia is the country’s 20th largest agricultural exporting state, shipping $763 million in agricultural exports abroad or 1.8% of the U.S. total in 1994 (latest year available for Department of Agriculture state export data). The largest export categories, poultry, cotton, peanuts, and tobacco, accounted for over 65 percent of Georgia’s agricultural exports in 1994. Given the 22 percent increase in total U.S. agriculture exports in 1995, agriculture exports from Georgia in 1995 will likely range between $900 million and $950 million.
	Total exports from Georgia to NAFTA countries increased by 20 percent between 1993 (pre-NAFTA) and 1995 (from $2.0 billion in 1993 to $2.4 billion in 1995). During 1995, Canada was Georgia’s largest export market, while Mexico was Georgia’s fourth largest export market. Exports to Canada were up by 18 percent ($297 million), from $1.7 billion in 1993 to $2.0 billion in 1995. Georgia’s exports to Mexico were up by 28 percent ($102.2 million), from $360.5 million in 1993 to $462.7 million in 1995.
	During 1995, Japan was Georgia’s second largest export market. Total exports from Georgia to Japan were up 39 percent ($175 million), from $446.1 million in 1993 to $621.1 million in 1995.
	Total exports from Georgia to the European Union were up 46 percent ($0.7 billion), from $1.4 billion in 1993 to $2.1 billion in 1995.

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