Washington Agricultural Products In Foreign Trade PDF Download

"Accurate descriptions of export trends are needed so industry representatives, analysts, policymakers, and business owners can properly assess market conditions. This fact sheet provides data on manufactured and processed agricultural exports from Washington to foreign markets for industries including aerospace products, petroleum and coal products, navigational instruments, paper products, basic chemicals, other machinery, and fruit and vegetable preserves. The data here can be used to compare export changes over time. This is the eight edition of an annual series. This volume includes data on both exports and imports, as well as a new section describing how those shipments are transported from departure facilities in Washington to ports of exit. Washington increased exports again in 2014, reaching an all-time high. Once again, the increase in statewide exports is due almost exclusively to an increase in exports from the aerospace industry. Changes in how agricultural producers shipped goods to international ports in 2015 suggest there may be differences in trade patterns in 2016, showing the importance of the transportation network within Washington for international trade."--Abstract.