International Trade & Exports
Colorado's central location, which includes the exact midpoint between Tokyo and Frankfurt on the 105th meridian, makes it a great location for conducting international business. This unique location provides access by air and satellite communications to Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Colorado also boasts "one-bounce" satellite uplinks that provide real-time connections to seven continents in one business day.
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Top Trading Partners
CanadaMexico China (Taiwan) China (Mainland) Japan Germany Malaysia Republic of Korea United Kingdom France Top Foreign Direct Investors
United Kingdom - 20%Canada - 14% Switzerland - 9% France - 9% Japan - 7% The Netherlands - 6% Germany - 6% Sweden - 5% All Others - 24% |
Did You Know?
Colorado companies shipped $8 billion in manufactured goods, agricultural and mineral products to international markets during 2006, an increase of 17% over 2005. |
High-tech products, including semiconductors, computers and peripherals, analytical and measuring instruments, office machine components, and telecommunications equipment dominate top export sectors. High tech exports make up over 61% of total Colorado exports.
Colorado's Top Manufactured Export Products, 2006
Product Description |
2006 Annual Exports |
Total - All Commodities |
$7,955,966,266.00 |
Electronic Integrated Circuits & Microassembl, Pts |
1,296,579,237.00 |
Automatic Data Process Machines; Magn Reader Etc |
936,626,344.00 |
Parts Etc For Adp & Other Office Machines |
656,709,765.00 |
Meat Of Bovine Animals, Fresh Or Chilled |
263,068,736.00 |
Electric Apparatus For Line Telephony Etc, Parts |
239,292,154.00 |
Medical, Surgical, Dental Or Vet Inst, No Elec, Pt |
221,706,980.00 |
Photo Film In Rolls Sensitized, Unexposed |
211,385,604.00 |
Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers Etc, Parts Etc |
210,304,923.00 |
Photo Plates & Film, Flat, Sensitized, Unexposed |
166,438,706.00 |
Parts Of Balloons Etc, Aircraft, Spacecraft Etc |
126,574,812.00 |
Total-Top Ten Commodities |
$4,328,687,261.00 |
All other commodities |
$3,627,279,005.00 |
Colorado's Top Trading Partners, 2006
Colorado's top two export markets saw dramatic growth in 2006. Canada was the state's largest trading partner, with over $1.8 billion in products traveling north. Mexico, Colorado's second largest market, hit $1 billion for the first time. Other major export markets, in descending order, were China (including Hong Kong) at $800 million, Taiwan at $707 million, Japan at almost $400 million, followed by Germany, Malaysia, South Korea, The United Kingdom and France.