The US-China Business Council (USCBC) released the full analysis of US exports to China from all 435 districts in the US House of Representatives.
"This report illustrates the widespread benefits to the US economy that have resulted from growing US exports to China," said USCBC President John Frisbie.
"The report also acts as a reminder to Congress to keep the benefits of trade in mind when crafting legislation that may affect the US-China commercial relationship," Frisbie continued.
The analysis, undertaken by the Trade Partnership,quantifies exports to China from 2000—the year before China joined the World Trade Organization—through 2006 from every congressional district in the 110th Congress.
Highlights from the report: • Overall US exports to China grew 240 percent from 2000 through 2006. • Agricultural exports: In Alabama's 2nd congressional district, exports rose 400 percent during the 2000-06 period; the top export category in 2006 was crop production.
Tennessee's 4th district also exported more agricultural goods to China in 2006 than any other type of good; the district's exports to China increased more than 1,600 percent from 2000 through 2006. • Computers & electronics: Exports to China from Colorado's 4th district increased 235 percent from 2000-06, with computers and electronics the top export category in 2006.
Texas' 32nd district (Dallas County) exported almost $450 million in computers and electronics equipment to China in 2006; exports to China from this district grew 374 percent from 2000 to 2006.
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