By The Numbers: Jeopardizing the National Benefits of Trade Through America’s Busiest Port Complex
The Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (L.A. port complex) are together the nation's busiest container port complex and primary gateway for waterborne trade between the United States and Asia. Last year, the L.A. port complex handled almost $380 billion of trade goods, connecting businesses and consumers across the entire nation to trading partners in Asia. How does trade through the L.A. port complex affect you? 37% of all imports and 21.7% of all exports flow through these ports, touching every state in nation. Learn how this trade impacts your state in the map below.
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By The Numbers: Jeopardizing the National Benefits of Trade Through America’s Busiest Port Complex (2019)
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