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Idaho



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Idaho recorded goods exports totaling $2.0 billion in 1995, up 52 percent ($0.7 billion) from 1993. During 1995, Idaho was the 36th largest state exporter of goods.
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Idaho’s jobs supported by goods exports grew an estimated 38 percent (6,840 jobs) since 1993. Export-related jobs pay 13 to 16 percent higher than the national average.
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In 1991, the latest year available, Idaho’s exports accounted for 28.8 percent of its manufacturing output and represented 22.0 percent of its total manufacturing employment.
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Idaho’s exports of manufactured products were up by 54 percent between 1993 and 1995 (from $1.2 billion in 1993 to $1.9 billion in 1995).
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The five largest manufacturing sectors in terms of Idaho’s exports were: Industrial Machinery and Computers ($693.0 million of exports in 1995), Electronic and Electric Equipment ($660.9 million), Food Products ($223.0 million), Paper Products ($72.6 million), and Chemical Products ($55.9 million). These five sectors accounted for over 85 percent of the state’s total exports in 1995.
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Among Idaho's fastest growing manufactured exports (in millions) were:
Sector 19931995Change
Electronic and Electric Equipment$345.5$660.991%
Food Products$136.3$223.064%
Transportation Equipment$29.2$47.262%
Industrial Machinery and Computers$527.0$693.032%

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Idaho is the country’s 21st largest agricultural exporting state, shipping $730 million in agricultural exports abroad or 1.7% of the U.S. total in 1994 (latest year available for Department of Agriculture state export data). The largest export categories, vegetables and wheat, accounted for over 65 percent of Idaho’s agricultural exports in 1994. Given the 22 percent increase in total U.S. agriculture exports in 1995, agriculture exports from Idaho in 1995 will likely range between $850 million and $900 million.
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Total exports from Idaho to NAFTA countries increased by 51 percent between 1993 (pre-NAFTA) and 1995 (from $227.7 million in 1993 to $344.5 million in 1995). During 1995, Canada was Idaho’s second largest export market, while Mexico was Idaho’s 15th largest export market. Exports to Canada were up by 68 percent ($126.2 million), from $185.4 million in 1993 to $311.6 million in 1995. Idaho’s exports to Mexico were down by 22 percent ($9.4 million), to $32.9 million in 1995.
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During 1995, Japan was Idaho’s largest export market. Total exports from Idaho to Japan were up 21 percent ($61.9 million), from $293.7 million in 1993 to $355.6 million in 1995.
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Total exports from Idaho to the European Union were up 39 percent ($152.9 million), from $388.0 million in 1993 to $540.9 million in 1995.




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