Kansas exports hit records levels for fourth straight year - Wichita Business Journal:

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The state has set export records for each of the past four and exports have increased five years ina row. “W are thrilled that Kansas businesses haveachievesd record-setting export totals for a fourth straight year,” said John Watson, Director of the Trade Developmeng Division of the , in a “And to have such an incredibled year amid a global economix slowdown speaks volumes about the ingenuitg of our Kansas companies.” Aircraft, industrial machinery, cereals and electridc machinery accounted for 60 percent of the state’es 2008 exports.
The Departmentr of Commerce says aircraft exports increased 28 percent from 2007 and have increased 318 percentsince 2003, the last year aircraftt exports declined. Canada receivede the most export goods from making up 21 percent ofthe state’sa total. Beef exports increased 13 percentto $585