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US State Exports to China, 2011

Source: US-China Business Council 2011 state export report, US Census Bureau

Of the $6.4 billion worth of aircraft

exports to China in 2011, $4 billion
worth came from Washington.

In 2011, California exported

$3.7 billion worth of computers
and electronics goods.

Top 10 Exports to China, 2011

Export Amount ($ billion)
1. Soybeans 10.5
2. Civilian aircraft 6.4
3. Copper materials 3.5
4. Passenger vehicles (small engines) 2.9
5. Aluminum materials 2.7
6. Cotton 2.6
7. Electronic integrated circuits 2.5
8. Passenger vehicles (larger engines) 1.8
9. Recycled iron and steel 1.6
10. Unbleached paper 1.1

Source: US Census Bureau

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 • > $5 billion

• $2 billion to $5 billion

• $500 million to $2 billion

Iowa produces about • < $500 Million

15 percent of all
soybeans grown in the
United States, and in
2011 about a quarter
of all soybeans grown
in the United States
were exported to China.

In April, the Export-Import Bank of

China announced it would open
its first office in the United States
in Baltimore.

South Carolina recently surpassed

Michigan as the largest car exporter. In
2011, South Carolina shipped $1.5 billion
worth of passenger vehicles to China.

Aircraft and paper-related products are

Texas exported $3.9 billion worth
of chemicals to China last year.
Georgia’s two largest exports to China.
In 2011, the state exported $736
million worth of paper products and
$582 million worth of civilian aircraft.

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