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California exported $14.8 billion worth of goods in February, a 7.3 percent year-over-year increase, according to a report.
At the same time, U.S. exports totaled $167.6 billion, essentially unchanged from 2024, Beacon Economics in Los Angeles reported.
California’s share of the nation’s merchandise export trade rose to 8.8 percent, from 8.2 percent, between February 2024 and February 2025.
Exports of products made in California during the second month of this year increased by 5.8 percent year-over-year to $9.1 billion Meanwhile, the state’s exports of non-manufactured commodities dropped by 3.5 percent, to $1.7 billion from $1.8 billion.
Those are solid numbers, and they could be the last solid trade numbers for the time being.
“This may be the last bit of positive trade news we will be reporting for quite a while,” said Jock O’Connell, Beacon Economics’ international trade advisor, in the statement. “There can be no doubt that President Trump’s new tariffs will severely limit the ability of California businesses to sell their products abroad.”
Beacon’s reports are based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division.
