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The Math: Seattle Exports By the Numbers

Image: Chris Skiles 7 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 […]

James Ross Gardner
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Image: Chris Skiles

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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

Published in the Food Trucks issue of Seattle Met.




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James Ross Gardner
James Ross Gardner
Editor at Large James Ross Gardner is the former editor in chief of Seattle Met. During his time as top editor the magazine won numerous awards, including the national City and Regional Magazine Association's award for general excellence, twice (in 2015 and 2018). While at Seattle Met, James's writing has garnered 14 first place awards from the regional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and has been a finalist for seven national CRMA awards. His work has also appeared in Esquire, GQ, and The New York Times, among others. He lives in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood.