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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro lag behind San Diego-Carlsbad in 2019

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The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area exported $18.4 billion in 2019, less than exports from San Diego-Carlsbad in 2019, according to the International Trade Administration.

A study from the Brookings Institute found competition between areas within the United States increases exports, which in turn generates stronger sales and more jobs for American workers.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area consists of 10 counties.

The San Diego-Carlsbad metro area comprises one counties exporting $19.8 billion in 2019.

The metro area with the most exports was Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land with $129.7 billion exported.

The following table shows the value of total exports for other metros with export totals similar to Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington.

Metro AreaTotal exported (in billions)Difference from Some-Other-Metro (in billions)
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$22.03$3.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$20.91$2.48
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA$19.77$1.34
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$18.43--
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ$15.14-$3.3
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC$14.51-$3.92
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$13.86-$4.57

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