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Beaumont-Port Arthur metro surpass San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara in 2019

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The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area exported $22 billion in 2019, more than exports from San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area consists of three counties.

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area comprises two counties exporting $20.9 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur.

Metro AreaTotal exported (in billions)Difference from Some-Other-Metro (in billions)
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$23.76$1.73
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$23.51$1.47
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$23.46$1.43
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$22.03--
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$20.91-$1.12
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA$19.77-$2.26
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$18.43-$3.6

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