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  • Did you know? Kentucky's trade-related employment grew nearly three times faster than total employment from 2004 to 2008.
  • Did you know? Transportation equipment was Kentucky's leading export category in 2008, accounting for 35.7 percent of total exports.
  • Did you know? In 2008, Kentucky companies sold their products in nearly 200 foreign markets.
  • Did you know? In 2008, exports accounted for approximately 12.2 percent of Kentucky's state gross domestic product.
  • Did you know? Since 2002, exports have increased more than three times faster than state GDP.

Kentucky

Key Trade Statistics

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Trade statistics Kentucky
Number of trade jobs 488,800
Total exports $19.1 billion
Ranking among states in total exports Info #22

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Graphs & Charts

Leading Exporters

Company Location Products Foreign Markets
Arco Aluminum Inc Louisville Aluminum cans Argentina, Panama, New Zealand, Brazil
Ashland Inc Covington Plastic resins Ireland
Cincinnati Machine Llc Hebron Profiling machines Russia, Turkey
General Electric Company Louisville Appliances Saudi Arabia, Greece, Chile, India
Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company Mayfield Ball clay Italy, Chile, India, Ecuador, China
Kyfi Inc Louisville Blood plasma Germany, China, Netherlands
Link Belt Construction Eqpt Lexington Telescopic, lattice booms Trinidad and Tobago, Qatar, Egypt, Panama
Michelin North America Inc Louisville Styrene rubber Thailand, Netherlands, Italy, United Kingdom, and others
North American Stainless Ghent Aluminum articles China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Chile, Sweden
Philips Lighting Co Danville Lamp fixtures Poland
Russell Corp Bowling Green Apparel yarns, fabric Honduras, Mexico
Tasman Industries Louisville Raw hides and skins Taiwan, Japan, China, Mexico, and others
Teco Coal Corp Corbin Coal United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Netherlands
Ticona Llc Florence Synthetic resins Hong Kong, Belgium, Germany, Singapore, and others
Toyota Motor Engineering Erlanger Auto parts Japan