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Between 1992 and 2003, a Growing Number of
SMEs Exported to Major Markets
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| Major Market Countries |
Number of Exporting SMEs from U.S., 1992
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Number of Exporting SMEs from U.S., 2003
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| Canada |
45,266
|
87,596
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| United Kingdom |
21,217
|
35,237
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| Mexico |
10,859
|
33,408
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| Japan |
17,498
|
24,728
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| Germany |
17,481
|
23,891
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| Australia |
12,047
|
18,528
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| Hong Kong |
9,583
|
18,213
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| China |
3,143
|
16,874
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| France |
11,979
|
15,354
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| Republic of Korea |
7,809
|
15,233
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| Taiwan |
10,526
|
15,204
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| Italy |
10,009
|
14,340
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| Singapore |
8,817
|
14,319
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| Netherlands |
9,169
|
13,052
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| Spain |
6,875
|
9,808
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| Israel |
4,829
|
9,457
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| Brazil |
4,423
|
8,959
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| Belgium |
5,964
|
8,352
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| Switzerland |
6,689
|
8,336
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| Malaysia |
2,816
|
7,078
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| Thailand |
3,628
|
7,045
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| Ireland |
2,694
|
6,189
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| Saudi Arabia |
3,857
|
5,373
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| Philippines |
2,516
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4,759
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| World Total |
108,026
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218,382
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Definition: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have fewer than 500
employees.
Notes: Because firms sometimes export to multiple locations, exporter counts cannot be summed to arrive at meaningful totals.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Exporter Database.
Prepared by the Office
of Trade & Industry Information, Manufacturing and Services,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.