{"id":6808,"date":"2012-05-24T16:17:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T21:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/?p=6808"},"modified":"2012-05-24T16:17:27","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T21:17:27","slug":"what-the-world-wants-from-oklahoma-and-who-wants-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2012\/05\/24\/what-the-world-wants-from-oklahoma-and-who-wants-it\/","title":{"rendered":"What the World Wants from Oklahoma and Who Wants It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alfred T. Palmer \/ Library of Congress<\/p>\n

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Aerospace is a big deal in Oklahoma, a point illustrated by census data that lists the state’s top foreign exports.<\/p>

Oklahoma exported $319 million in civilian aircraft, engines and parts in 2011 \u2014 the state’s No. 1 foreign commodity export.<\/p>

Much of the top 10 list relates to the energy industry \u2014 parts for pumps, machinery for boring, etc. \u2014 but some of Oklahoma’s other top exports surprised us.<\/p>

Also interesting, the foreign countries that buy most of Oklahoma’s exports.<\/p>

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Exports of of automatic data processing storage units has exploded, data<\/a> show. Oklahoma exported $38 million worth in 2010. A year later, that total ballooned to $135 million.<\/p>\n

Like us, you’re probably wondering: What’s an automatic data processing storage unit?<\/p>\n

“Those are CPUs … computer parts,” says Dustin Pyeatt at the state Department of Commerce.<\/p>\n

Top Foreign Exports from Oklahoma 2011<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nExport<\/th>\n$ Value<\/th>\n% of Total<\/th>\n% Change ’10-’11<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nCivilian aircraft, engines and parts<\/td>\n$319,000,000<\/td>\n5.1%<\/td>\n-3.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nMedical, surgical, dental and veterinary instruments and appliances<\/td>\n$195,000,000<\/td>\n3.1%<\/td>\n17.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nSwine meat<\/td>\n$154,000,000<\/td>\n2.5%<\/td>\n14.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nParts of pumps for liquids<\/td>\n$143,000,000<\/td>\n2.3%<\/td>\n19.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nElectric conductors for voltage exceeding 1000 volts<\/td>\n$140,000,000<\/td>\n2.3%<\/td>\n23.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAutomatic data processing storage units<\/td>\n$135,000,000<\/td>\n2.2%<\/td>\n258.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nParts for boring or sinking machinery<\/td>\n$112,000,000<\/td>\n1.8%<\/td>\n-20.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nCotton, not carded or combed<\/td>\n$111,000,000<\/td>\n1.8%<\/td>\n-11.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nCar tires<\/td>\n$102,000,000<\/td>\n1.6%<\/td>\n-36.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nIndustrial heat exchange units<\/td>\n$93,000,000<\/td>\n1.5%<\/td>\n84.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Abdallahh \/ Flickr<\/p>\n

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O, Canada!<\/h3>

And when it comes to exports, Canada is a good friend of Oklahoma’s. The Great White North snapped up more than 30 percent of Oklahoma’s exports last year, more than triple what the state sent Mexico.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma’s Top International Importers 2011<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\n$ Value<\/th>\n% of Total<\/th>\n% Change ’10-’11<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1.<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n$1,940,000,000<\/td>\n31.2%<\/td>\n3.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.<\/td>\nMexico<\/td>\n$523,000,000<\/td>\n8.4%<\/td>\n23.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.<\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\n$405,000,000<\/td>\n6.5%<\/td>\n16.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.<\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n$367,000,000<\/td>\n5.9%<\/td>\n51.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.<\/td>\nSingapore<\/td>\n$169,000,000<\/td>\n2.7%<\/td>\n40.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6.<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\n$168,000,000<\/td>\n2.7%<\/td>\n50.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7.<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n$157,000,000<\/td>\n2.5%<\/td>\n-0.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8.<\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\n$152,000,000<\/td>\n2.4%<\/td>\n70.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.<\/td>\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\n$136,000,000<\/td>\n2.2%<\/td>\n17.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10.<\/td>\nColombia<\/td>\n$126,000,000<\/td>\n2.0%<\/td>\n70.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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