If they'd counted exports through Santa Teresa, El Chuco would have made the top 10!

The El Paso Times says El Paso is cranking out exports. According to them:

El Paso last year exported $24.6 billion worth of goods to foreign countries — up 22.4 percent from 2014.

El Paso's exports have grown a whopping 217 percent since 2009 when they stood at $7.75 billion, ranking 31st among the nation's metro areas, show newly released data from the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration.

We also beat out Detroit as the leading exporter of goods to Mexico. EP Times quoted the Texas Workforce Commission as saying:

almost 32,000 people in El Paso County worked in manufacturing, warehousing and transportation industries, much of which would be jobs tied to this area's trade industry.

Las Cruces is pretty busy too, increasing exports 18.5 percent from 2014. (They're the ones keeping the Santa Teresa port so busy.)

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