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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro surpass Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro in 2019

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The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area exported $24.4 billion in 2019, more than exports from Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area consists of 10 counties.

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area comprises seven counties exporting $23.8 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell.

Metro AreaTotal exported (in billions)Difference from Some-Other-Metro (in billions)
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN$28.75$4.38
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA$28$3.64
Corpus Christi, TX$26.81$2.45
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$24.37--
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$23.76-$0.61
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$23.51-$0.86
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$23.46-$0.9

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