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New Orleans-Metairie metro surpass El Paso in 2019

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The New Orleans-Metairie metro area exported $34.1 billion in 2019, more than exports from El Paso 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 New Orleans-Metairie metro area consists of eight counties.

The El Paso metro area comprises two counties exporting $32.7 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 New Orleans-Metairie.

Metro AreaTotal exported (in billions)Difference from Some-Other-Metro (in billions)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$41.07$6.96
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$39.45$5.34
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$35.5$1.39
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$34.11--
El Paso, TX$32.75-$1.36
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN$28.75-$5.36
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA$28-$6.11

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