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Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro lag behind Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale in 2019

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The Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area exported $14.5 billion in 2019, less than exports from Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale 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 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin metro area consists of four counties.

The Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale metro area comprises two counties exporting $15.1 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 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin.

Metro AreaTotal exported (in billions)Difference from Some-Other-Metro (in billions)
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA$19.77$5.26
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$18.43$3.92
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ$15.14$0.63
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC$14.51--
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$13.86-$0.65
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$13.75-$0.76
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$13.44-$1.07

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