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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro lag behind Chicago-Naperville-Elgin in 2019

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The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area exported $41.2 billion in 2019, less than exports from Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area consists of three counties.

The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area comprises nine counties exporting $41.4 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue.

Metro AreaTotal exported (in billions)Difference from Some-Other-Metro (in billions)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$77.77$36.52
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$61.04$19.79
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$41.37$0.12
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$41.25--
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$41.07-$0.18
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$39.45-$1.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$35.5-$5.75

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