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Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro surpass Boston-Cambridge-Newton in 2019

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The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area exported $23.8 billion in 2019, more than exports from Boston-Cambridge-Newton 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area consists of seven counties.

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area comprises seven counties exporting $23.5 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro.

Metro AreaTotal exported (in billions)Difference from Some-Other-Metro (in billions)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA$28$4.24
Corpus Christi, TX$26.81$3.05
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$24.37$0.61
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$23.76--
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$23.51-$0.26
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$23.46-$0.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$22.03-$1.73

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