Pittsburgh, State College, Altoona and Erie make up the major metropolitan areas found in Western and Central Pennsylvania. Export data for each of these four metro areas can be found below. The most updated information is provided for the years 2009, 2010, and 2011. The values in bold represent the highest value for each category in a specific year.

PITTSBURGH

The following table lists the total export value from Pittsburgh

Export Value 2009	Export Value 2010	Export Value 2011
$ 8,343,042,682	$ 12,160,690,152	$15,165,462,598

The following statistics show metro area merchandise export value as a percentage of the entire state export value

Metro Area	Export Value 2009 % Share of State	Export Value 2010 % Share of State	Export Value 2011 % Share of State
Pittsburgh	25.3	29.4	30.9

The following statistics list the export value for the top global North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS) exports from Pittsburgh

NAICS – Description	Export Value 2009	Export Value 2010	Export Value 2011
212- Mining (Except Oil and Gas)	$ 1,827,488,064	$ 3,779,803,544	$6,083,033,523
331- Primary Metal Manufacturing	$ 1,944,485,419	$ 2,882,170,700	$2,623,612,189
325- Chemicals	$ 778,949,945	$ 1,031,198,949	$1,137,666,440
333- Machinery, Except Electrical	$ 891,642,360	$ 1,021,096,621	$1,299,182,239
334- Computer and Electronic Products	$ 674,282,392	$ 733,090,416	$837,200,479
RES- All Others (Residual)	$ 2,226,194,502	$ 2,713,329,922	$3,184,767,728
TOTAL	$ 8,343,042,682	$ 12,160,690,152	$15,165,462,598

The following statistics list the merchandise export value for exports to ten major geographic and economic country groups from Pittsburgh

Destination	Export Value 2009 ($)	Export Value 2010 ($)	Export Value 2011 ($)
Africa	192,138,054	263,821,601	337,254,094
APEC	4,588,762,806	6,996,362,860	8,072,061,567

ASEAN	163,321,427	229,653,521	246,437,016
Asia	1,890,531,579	3,386,035,581	4,978,436,718
DR-CAFTA	238,431,155	219,537,490	300,252,930
European Union	1,937,026,882	2,629,097,559	3,564,083,597
FTAA	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAFTA	2,713,072,830	3,735,748,264	3,330,212,972
OPEC	237,089,105	234,608,042	279,841,012
South America	662,800,646	983,763,932	1,322,958,538

STATE COLLEGE

The following table lists the total export value from State College

Export Value 2009	Export Value 2010	Export Value 2011
$ 158,503,927	$ 188,317,404	$225,138,426

The following statistics show metro area merchandise export value as a percentage of the entire state export value

Metro Area	Export Value 2009 % Share of State	Export Value 2010 % Share of State	Export Value 2011 % Share of State
State College	.5	.5	.5

The following statistics list the export value for the top global North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS) exports from State College

NAICS-Description	Export Value 2009	Export Value 2010	Export Value 2011
334-Computer and Electronics Products	$ 100,422,012	$ 102,092,576	$118,387,170
333- Machinery Manufacturing	$ 14,604,768	$ 27,012,061	$33,291,676
335- Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Component Manufacturing	$ 10,816,467	$ 12,300,562	$9,896,038
325- Chemical Manufacturing	$ 9,539,527	$ 11,608,358	$13,766,957
336-Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	N/A	$ 10,461,297	$20,205,668
RES-All Others (Residual)	(D)	$ 24,842,550	$29,590,917

TOTAL

$ 158,503,927

$ 188,317,404

$225,138,426

The following statistics list the merchandise export value for exports to ten major geographic and economic country groups from State College

Destination	Export Value 2009 ($)	Export Value 2010 ($)	Export Value 2011 ($)
Africa	4,099,128	2,835,747	2,260,464
Asia	49,194,673	70,706,391	76,269,007
APEC	80,211,973	102,745,502	131,246,480
ASEAN	8,730,806	7,896,103	7,453,388
DR-CAFTA	89,651	641,101	455,278
European Union	53,519,983	55,909,999	66,084,308
FTAA	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAFTA	34,145,658	35,208,181	52,479,609
OPEC	3,905,260	2,778,096	3,592,055
South America	7,129,087	5,610,660	5,203,015

ALTOONA

The following table lists the total export value from Altoona

Export Value 2009	Export Value 2010	Export Value 2011
$ 157,573,591	$ 220,955,207	$272,187,173

The following statistics show metro area merchandise export value as a percentage of the entire state export value

Metro Area	Export Value 2009 % Share of State	Export Value 2010 % Share of State	Export Value 2011 % Share of State
Altoona	.5	.5	.6

The following statistics list the export value for the top global North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS) exports from Altoona

NAICS-Description	Export Value 2009	Export Value 2010	Export Value 2011
333- Machinery Manufacturing	$29,294,861	$ 35,079,884	$53,946,278
322 – Paper Manufacturing	$ 17,496,176	$ 22,383,350	$29,508,749
331- Primary Metal	$ 24,034,918	$42,978,659	$52,315,347

Manufactuing
334- Computer And Electronic Products	$ 34,350,549	$ 37,838,490	$41,437,001
336- Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$ 8,517,698	$ 24,904,589	$33,529,092
RES- All Others (Residual)	$ 43,879,389	$ 57,770,235	$61,450,706
TOTAL	$ 157,573,591	$ 220,955,207	$272,187,173

The following statistics list the merchandise export value for exports to ten major geographic and economic country groups from Altoona

Destination	Export Value 2009 ($)	Export Value 2010 ($)	Export Value 2011 ($)
Africa	946,558	1,605,681	8,093,229
Asia	22,631,315	27,966,475	37,728,271
APEC	105,755,443	162,878,642	191,518,498
ASEAN	2,572,070	D	3,728,453
DR-CAFTA	1,056,858	795,174	1,900,200
European Union	37,748,839	34,508,167	43,755,182
FTAA	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAFTA	81,384,042	124,511,867	151,278,909
OPEC	1,273,661	2,107,897	1,872,760
South America	4,074,594	12,286,871	11,387,857

ERIE

The following table lists the total export value from Erie

Export Value 2009	Export Value 2010	Export Value 2011
$ 1,407,812,695	$ 1,063,347,859	$1,577,730,535

The following statistics show metro area merchandise export value as a percentage of the entire state export value

Metro Area	Export Value 2009 % Share of State	Export Value 2010 % Share of State	Export Value 2011 % Share of State
Erie	4.3	2.6	3.2

The following statistics list the export value for the top global North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS) exports from Erie

NAICS-Description	Export Value 2009	Export Value 2010	Export Value 2011
336- Transportation Equipment	$ 609,923,916	$ 346,118,475	$599,986,791
333- Machinery Manufacturing	$ 259,944,534	$ 217,612,688	$364,326,302
332- Fabricated Metal Products	$ 84,099,072	$ 76,332,325	$114,984,719
335- Electrical Equipment, Appliances, and Component	$ 202,123,592	$ 151,009,996	$209,098,130
334- Computer and Electronic Products	$ 75,253,831	$ 95,030,079	$108,256,443
RES- All Others (Residual)	$ 176,467,750	$ 177,244,296	$181,078,150
TOTAL	$ 1,407,812,695	$ 1,063,347,859	$1,577,730,535

The following statistics list the merchandise export value for exports to ten major geographic and economic country groups from Erie

Destination	Export Value 2009 ($)	Export Value 2010 ($)	Export Value 2011 ($)
Africa	D	45,432,309	102,407,970
Asia	305,827,242	277,757,589	190,189,031
APEC	678,746,065	681,796,517	818,072,640
ASEAN	37,758,649	48,940,803	43,520,980
DR-CAFTA	2,523,835	2,299,796	2,717,385
European Union	152,016,676	98,678,635	128,044,000
FTAA	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAFTA	279,132,959	304,862,106	480,240,893
OPEC	25,479,119	32,038,248	28,005,073
South America	130,104,430	130,134,660	295,832,001

Key

(D) = Data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. Since $ values of (D) are unknown, tables containing (D) are not ranked by value.

(NA)= NAICS code is not in the top 5 categories for that year.

**For a listing of the member countries in the aforementioned acronyms, please click on the following links:

• APEC

• ASEAN

• DR-CAFTA

• FTAA

• NAFTA

• OPEC

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