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SMEs Are Responsible for a Significant Share of Exports in Many Industries

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NAICS Code Product Category
SME Share of Known Export Value (in percent), 2003
321 Wood Products
62.5
339 Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities
46.7
313 Textiles and Fabrics
43.2
311 Food and Kindred Products
41.0
315 Apparel and Accessories
40.1
323 Printing and Related Products
40.0
316 Leather and Allied Products
38.3
337 Furniture and Fixtures
37.9
314 Textile Mill Products
34.2
332 Fabricated Metal Products
33.2
331 Primary Metal Manufactures
32.4
333 Machinery Manufactures
30.3
326 Plastics and Rubber Products
28.5
322 Paper Products
27.7
327 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures
27.2
335 Elec. Eq., Appliances, & Parts
25.1
334 Computers & Electronic Products
23.4
324 Petroleum & Coal Products
22.0
325 Chemical Manufactures
18.5
336 Transportation Equipment
14.6
312 Beverages & Tobacco Products
13.7

Definition: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have fewer than 500 employees.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Exporter Database.


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International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

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