FROM: U.S. EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
Export-Import Bank Chairman Fred P. Hochberg Statement on the Release of Export Data from the Commerce Department
U.S. Exports Reach A Record-High $198.5 Billion in August
“These numbers are another clear demonstration that the global demand for products stamped ‘Made in America’ continues to grow. Ex-Im Bank is proud to support U.S. exporters and their workers as they expand their sales in the global marketplace, and create quality, middle class jobs here at home.”
Exports of goods and services over the last twelve months totaled $2.3 trillion, which is 47.1 percent above 2009 levels, and have been growing at an annualized rate of 8.6 percent over the last five years.