Thread: Calif. exports in Nov. increase over a year ago $200 Million

Calif. exports in Nov. increase over a year ago

By The Associated Press

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 11:12 a.m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's export economy showed faint signs of life in November as the value of shipped goods increased from the same month a year ago.

Jock O'Connell, international trade adviser at the University of California Center Sacramento, says the $200 million increase over November 2008 is a slight gain. That holds even after the $10.9 billion in exports is adjusted for inflation.

It was the first time since October 2008 that exports climbed over the previous year. Exports from the Port of Oakland are growing faster than exports from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

The state data are mixed, however, with November 2009 exports down 1.2 percent over the previous month. The center's analysis, released Tuesday, was based on figures from the U.S. Commerce Department.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010 ... -year-ago/

California should see an increase in their exports soon, with all the freezes killing Florida strawberries and citrus.

Originally Posted by vortex

California should see an increase in their exports soon, with all the freezes killing Florida strawberries and citrus.

With the Feds cutting water to farms in CA. by more than 30% I doubt that there will be much extra food to export.