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Latest News & Insights

  • Did you know? California's trade-related employment grew nearly three times faster than total employment from 2004 to 2008.
  • Did you know? Computers & electronics was California's leading export category in 2008 accounting for 28.7 percent of total exports.
  • Did you know? In 2008, California companies sold their products in nearly 220 foreign markets.
  • Did you know? In 2008, exports accounted for approximately 7.8 percent of California's state gross domestic product.
  • Did you know? Since 2002, exports have increased 50 percent faster than state GDP.

California

Key Trade Statistics

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Trade statistics California
Number of trade jobs 4,300,000
Total exports $144.8 billion
Ranking among states in total exports Info #2

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Graphs & Charts

Leading Exporters

Company Location Products Foreign Markets
American Metal Exports Alhambra Aluminum and alloy ingots China
B P West Coast Products Huntington Beach Calcined petroleum coke Australia, Brazil, South Africa, Mozambique, and others
Biomat City of Industry Blood plasma Netherlands
Calcot Bakersfield Cotton and cotton gins Korea, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey, and others
Cellmark Corte Madera Recovered paper Thailand, China, Japan, Turkey, and others
Clearwater Paper Walnut Creek Paperboard United Kingdom, Australia, Korea, Germany, and others
Elg Metals Los Angeles Stainless steel solids and clips Korea, China, Japan, and India
J G Boswell Pasadena, Corcoran Cotton China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Germany, Peru, and others
Jess Smith & Sons Bakersfield Cotton China, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and others
Oxbow Carbon & Minerals Pleasant Hill, Long Beach Petroleum coke and coal Japan, China, Korea, Thailand, and others
Rice Co Roseville Rice, wheat, feed pellets Turkey, Costa Rica, Ireland, Nicaragua, and others
S L Home Fashion Vernon Aircraft parts Benin
Solar Turbines San Diego Gas turbo compressors, generators, and parts Mexico, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, and others
Toyota Motors Torrance New cars and parts Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Japan, Yemen, and others
U S Borax Boron Borates China, Netherlands, India, Malaysia, and others