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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metro lag behind Baltimore-Columbia-Towson in 2019

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The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metro area exported $6.9 billion in 2019, less than exports from Baltimore-Columbia-Towson 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metro area consists of four counties.

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area comprises seven counties exporting $7.1 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis.

Metro AreaTotal exported (in billions)Difference from Some-Other-Metro (in billions)
Kansas City, MO-KS$7.64$0.75
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$7.37$0.47
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$7.08$0.19
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI$6.9--
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$6.22-$0.68
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$4.82-$2.07
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR$4.66-$2.24

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