An Economy Built To Last

INCREASING EXPORTS
Two years ago the President set a goal to double exports in ve years, and were on track to meet that goal ahead of schedule. Because manufacturing accounts for almost 60 percent of our total exports, its crucial to do everything we can to support manufacturers and take steps that help more American businesses create jobs here at home and sell their products around the world.

MORE THAN ON TRACK TO DOUBLE EXPORTS

Exports exceeded

U.S. MANUFACTURERS ARE ADDING JOBS

12 mil

$2.1 trillion
Actual exports over prior 12 months Needed to double

in 2011

$2.103 tril

$2.078 tril

11.8 mil

$1.836 tril

$1.809 tril

11.6 mil

404,000

$1.575 tril

$1.575 tril

11.4 mil

manufacturing jobs have been added in the past two years the rst period of sustained growth in the sector since the late 1990s

Dec 2009
B U R E A U O F ECO N O M I C A N A LYS I S

Dec 2010

Dec 2011

11.2 mil Jan 2010

B U R E A U O F L A B O R S TAT I S T I C S

Jan 2011

Jan 2012

EXPORTING THE BOEING DREAMLINER

Boeing employs 8,000 Americans in building its 787 Dreamliner, the worlds most advanced commercial airplane. It represents the promise of American manufacturing, building and selling American-made goods around the world, developing the most innovative technologies, and creating good-paying jobs in Boeings factories and up and down the supply chain all over the United States.
Boeing has orders for 870 Dreamliners, more than 80% of which will be shipped around the world.

CANADA PLANES

UNITED KINGDOM PLANES GERMANY PLANES

CHINA PLANES

JAPAN PLANES

UAE PLANES

INDIA PLANES

Boeing is the countrys leading exporter with more than $34 billion in total exports in 2011, up 45% since 2006

Boeing has suppliers in all 50 U.S.states, a supply chain that employs tens of thousands of people all over the country.
CHILE PLANES

ETHIOPIA PLANES

AUSTRALIA PLANES

Created: Thursday, February 17, 2012

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