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	Tennessee recorded goods exports totaling $10.0 billion in 1995, up 52 percent ($3.4 billion) from 1993. During 1995, Tennessee was the 19th largest state exporter of goods.
	Tennessee’s jobs supported by goods exports grew an estimated 38 percent (35,255 jobs) since 1993. Export-related jobs pay 13 to 16 percent higher than the national average.
	In 1991, the latest year available, Tennessee exports accounted for 17.2 percent of its manufacturing output and represented 15.7 percent of its total manufacturing employment.
	Tennessee’s exports of manufactured products were up by 33 percent between 1993 and 1995 (from $5.6 billion in 1993 to $7.5 billion in 1995).
	The five largest manufacturing sectors in terms of Tennessee’s exports were: Chemical Products ($1.6 billion of exports in 1995), Transportation Equipment ($1.3 billion), Paper Products ($1.0 billion), Industrial Machinery and Computers ($933.3 million), and Electronic and Electric Equipment ($669.8 million). These five sectors accounted for over 55 percent of the state’s total exports in 1995.
	Among Tennessee's fastest growing manufactured exports (in millions) were: Sector 1993 1995 Change Paper Products $0.7 $1.0 47% Transportation Equipment $0.9 $1.3 42% Chemical Products $1.1 $1.6 37% Industrial Machinery and Computers $0.7 $0.9 32%
	Tennessee is the country’s 28th largest agricultural exporting state, shipping $403 million in agricultural exports abroad in 1994 (latest year available for Department of Agriculture state export data). The largest export categories, soybeans, tobacco, and cotton and linters, accounted for over 65 percent of Tennessee’s agricultural exports in 1994. Given the 22 percent increase in total U.S. agriculture exports in 1995, agriculture exports from Tennessee in 1995 will likely range between $450 million and $500 million.
	Total exports from Tennessee to NAFTA countries increased by 25 percent between 1993 (pre-NAFTA) and 1995 (from $2.5 billion in 1993 to $3.2 billion in 1995). During 1995, Canada was Tennessee’s largest export market, while Mexico was Tennessee’s third largest export market. Exports to Canada were up by 18 percent ($391 million), from $1.8 billion in 1993 to $2.2 billion in 1995. Tennessee’s exports to Mexico were up by 25 percent ($238.2 million), from $702.7 million in 1993 to $940.9 million in 1995.
	During 1995, Japan was Tennessee’s fourth largest export market. Total exports from Tennessee to Japan were up 42 percent ($295.1 million), from $406.3 million in 1993 to $701.4 million in 1995.
	Total exports from Tennessee to the European Union were up 23 percent ($367 million), from $1.6 billion in 1993 to $2.0 billion in 1995.

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