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	Ohio recorded goods exports totaling $22.6 billion in 1995, up 16 percent ($3.2 billion) from 1993. During 1995, Ohio was the seventh largest state exporter of goods.
	Ohio’s jobs supported by goods exports grew an estimated 6 percent (15,089 jobs) since 1993. Export-related jobs pay 13 to 16 percent higher than the national average.
	In 1991, the latest year available, Ohio exports accounted for 20.5 percent of its manufacturing output and represented 20.0 percent of its total manufacturing employment.
	Ohio’s exports of manufactured products were up by 17 percent between 1993 and 1995 (from $18.7 billion in 1993 to $21.8 billion in 1995).
	The five largest manufacturing sectors in terms of Ohio’s exports were: Transportation Equipment ($5.2 billion of exports in 1995), Industrial Machinery and Computers( $4.9 billion), Chemical Products ($3.0 billion), Electronic and Electric Equipment ($2.0 billion), and Rubber Products ($1.3 billion). These five sectors accounted for over 72 percent of the state’s total exports in 1995.
	Among Ohio's fastest growing manufactured exports (in millions) were: Sector 1993 1995 Change Primary Metal Industries $0.7 $1.0 47% Fabricated Metal Products $0.9 $1.2 29% Chemical Products $2.4 $3.0 28% Industrial Machinery and Computers $4.0 $5.0 24%
	Ohio is the country’s 12th largest agricultural exporting state, shipping $1.1 billion in agricultural exports abroad or 2.6% of the U.S. total in 1994 (latest year available for Department of Agriculture state export data). The largest export categories, soybeans and feed grains, accounted for over 70 percent of Ohio’s agricultural exports in 1994. Given the 22 percent increase in total U.S. agriculture exports in 1995, agriculture exports from Ohio in 1995 will likely range between $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion.
	Total exports from Ohio to NAFTA countries increased by 14 percent between 1993 (pre-NAFTA) and 1995 (from $9.7 billion in 1993 to $11.0 billion in 1995). During 1995, Canada was Ohio’s largest export market, while Mexico was Ohio’s third largest export market. Exports to Canada were up by 9 percent ($844.5 million) from $8.6 billion in 1993 to $9.5 billion in 1995. Ohio’s exports to Mexico were up by 31 percent ($464.2 million), from $1.0 billion in 1993 to $1.5 billion in 1995.
	During 1995, Japan was Ohio’s fourth largest export market. Total exports from Ohio to Japan were up 22 percent ($257.7 million), from $902.9 million in 1993 to $1.2 billion in 1995.
	Total exports from Ohio to the European Union were up 9 percent ($418.1 million), from $4.5 billion in 1993 to $4.9 billion in 1995.

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