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Delaware



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Delaware recorded goods exports totaling $4.6 billion in 1995, up 27 percent ($1.0 billion) from 1993. During 1995, Delaware was the 28th largest state exporter of goods.
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Delaware�s jobs supported by goods exports grew an estimated 16 percent (8,029 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, Delaware�s exports accounted for 17.1 percent of its manufacturing output and represented 19.9 percent of its total manufacturing employment.
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Delaware�s exports of manufactured products were up by 27 percent between 1993 and 1995 (from $3.5 billion in 1993 to $4.5 billion in 1995).
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The five largest manufacturing sectors in terms of Delaware�s exports were: Chemical Products ($3.3 billion of exports in 1995), Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics ($393.6 million), Scientific and Measuring Instruments ($301.8 million), Textile Mill Products ($138.4 million), and Industrial Machinery and Computers ($74.3 million). These five sectors accounted for over 90 percent of the state�s total exports in 1995. The Chemical Products sector alone accounted for over 70 percent of Delaware�s total exports.
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Among Delaware's fastest growing manufactured exports (in millions) were:
Sector 19931995Change
Stone, Clay, and Glass Products$21.8 $58.0166%
Paper Products$26.0$48.185%
Chemical Products$2,431.8$3,287.735%
Textile Products$111.0$138.425%

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Delaware is the country�s 39th largest agricultural exporting state, shipping $81 million in agricultural exports abroad in 1994 (latest year available for Department of Agriculture state export data). Delaware�s largest agriculture export category, poultry, accounted for nearly 70 percent of Delaware�s agricultural exports in 1994. Given the 22 percent increase in total U.S. agriculture exports in 1995, agriculture exports from Delaware in 1995 will likely range between $90 million and $110 million.
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Total exports from Delaware to NAFTA countries increased by 14 percent between 1993 (pre-NAFTA) and 1995 (from $849.7 million in 1993 to $965.4 million in 1995). During 1995, Canada was Delaware�s largest export market, while Mexico was Delaware�s sixth largest export market. Exports to Canada were up by 15 percent ($102 million), from $670.2 million in 1993 to $771.7 million in 1995. Delaware�s exports to Mexico were up by 8 percent ($14 million), from $179.5 million in 1993 to $193.7 million in 1995.
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During 1995, Japan was Delaware�s third largest export market. Total exports from Delaware to Japan were up 29 percent ($102 million), from $345.8 million in 1993 to $447.0 million in 1995.
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Total exports from Delaware to the European Union were up 47 percent ($488 million), from 1.0 billion in 1993 to $1.5 billion in 1995.




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