From O.C. Around the World
Pacific Rim and European nations provided the largest export markets for Orange County products during 1993. Export destinations, in millions of dollars: Japan: $1,108 Canada: 865 Mexico: 738 Germany: 455 U.K.: 442 South Korea: 393 Singapore: 381 Taiwan: 349 Netherlands: 283 France: 266 Hong Kong: 246 Australia: 221 China: 160 Malaysia: 146 Italy: 126 Thailand: 107 Switzerland: 105 Philippines: 94 Brazil: 60 Indonesia: 24
Primary Products
Machinery, instruments and electronics had the biggest dollar value of the county’s exports in 1993. Types of goods exported, in millions of dollars: Machines: $3,169 Instruments: 1,914 Electronics: 1,100 Rubber: 661 Metal: 167 Chemicals: 117 Transportation equipment: 81 Lumber: 67 Food: 63 Textiles: 61 Paper: 31 Stone, clay, glass: 19
Export Growth While the output of Orange County’s overall economy grew at an average annual rate of 1.8% from 1988 through 1993, exports increased by 8.7%. Percent increase in county exports from previous year: 1988-89: 13.6% 1989-90: 6.0 1990-91: 6.8 1991-92: 7.7 1992-93: 9.5
Source: Vincent Dropsy, Ph.D., Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies, Cal State Fullerton; Researched by HOPE HAMASHIGE/For the Times
