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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro lag behind Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis in 2019

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The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area exported $6.2 billion in 2019, less than exports from Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area consists of four counties.

The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metro area comprises four counties exporting $6.9 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater.

Metro AreaTotal exported (in billions)Difference from Some-Other-Metro (in billions)
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$7.37$1.15
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$7.08$0.86
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI$6.9$0.68
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$6.22--
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$4.82-$1.4
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR$4.66-$1.56
Baton Rouge, LA$4.26-$1.96

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