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Alabama exported goods to 219 foreign destinations during 2006 and is ranked nationally at 25th for total dollar value of exports in 2006.
The top five exports from the state were vehicles (representing 35% of all Alabama exports), industrial machinery (14%), chemicals (6%), optical and medical instruments (5%), and plastics (4.5%). Of these, plastics saw the largest increase, up 25% from 2005. In 2004, Alabama’s largest exports were vehicles, industrial machinery, chemicals, medical and optical instruments, and mineral fuels.
Germany was ranked as Alabama’s leading trading partner in 2006, with exports totaling $3.6 billion. Canada currently ranks as Alabama second largest trading partner with exports totaling $2.24 billion. In 2006, exports to Mexico totaled $960 million. Exports to Japan totaled $774 million, and Alabama shipped $742 million to the United Kingdom. In 2006, the port of Mobile ranked 11th in the nation in overall waterborne foreign trade by cargo volume.
In 2005, the port of Mobile ranked 11th in the nation in overall waterborne foreign trade by cargo volume. Port wide commodities are: Dry and liquid bulks, forest products, metals and frozen poultry. The ASPA commodities are coal, chemicals, forest products, iron and steel, poultry, grain, and poultry.
The top five exports from the state were vehicles (representing 35% of all Alabama exports), industrial machinery (14%), chemicals (6%), optical and medical instruments (5%), and plastics (4.5%). Of these, plastics saw the largest increase, up 25% from 2005. In 2004, Alabama’s largest exports were vehicles, industrial machinery, chemicals, medical and optical instruments, and mineral fuels.
Germany was ranked as Alabama’s leading trading partner in 2006, with exports totaling $3.6 billion. Canada currently ranks as Alabama second largest trading partner with exports totaling $2.24 billion. In 2006, exports to Mexico totaled $960 million. Exports to Japan totaled $774 million, and Alabama shipped $742 million to the United Kingdom. In 2006, the port of Mobile ranked 11th in the nation in overall waterborne foreign trade by cargo volume.
In 2005, the port of Mobile ranked 11th in the nation in overall waterborne foreign trade by cargo volume. Port wide commodities are: Dry and liquid bulks, forest products, metals and frozen poultry. The ASPA commodities are coal, chemicals, forest products, iron and steel, poultry, grain, and poultry.
