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The Math: Seattle Exports By the Numbers

By James Ross Gardner April 25, 2012 Published in the May 2012 issue of Seattle Met

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The Seattle region’s rank in export value among 100 metro areas, according to a Brookings Institution study released in March, which looked at figures from 2010

$29 bil

Value of the Seattle region’s exports

293,000

Combined export-production and export-supported jobs in the region

3.1

Percent of export business attributed to travel and tourism

7.4

Percent of export business attributed to computers and electronics

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