MN exports fall 19.4% - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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percent to $3.4 billion in the first quarte compared to the same periodlast year, according to a repor t released Tuesday. Nationwide, manufactured exports fell 22 percent in the due largely to the slumpingglobal economy, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) reported in a presws statement. Most of Minnesota’s trading partners reducecd imports from the state durinygthe quarter. Exports to Canada, Minnesota’s largestr export market, fell 30 percent to $836 million. Exportss to Mexico dropped 11 percentto $157 while exports to China slipped 18 percentf to $236 million. Export to Germany rose 5 percentto $192 million.
Minnesotaz suffered from weakening demand in most of itsmanufacturingt segments, including computers and electronics. Exportzs of those products fell 23 percentto $784 while demand for transportatio equipment dropped 35 percent to $349 One bright spot for Minnesotwa was medical products. Exports of medicalo products rose 19 percentto $519 partly due to an uptick in demand from Ireland, DEED