MINNESOTA SECOND-QUARTER EXPORTS

Top five export categories

(millions)Change*

Machinery$1,1249.10%

Optical, medical instr.$81011.00%

Electrical machinery$606-13.20%

Vehicles$48317.30%

Plastic$288-3.60%

Top five export countries

AmountChange*

Canada$1.6B2.8%

China$747M32.1%

Mexico$325M6.9%

Japan$282M-26.5%

Germany$193M-1.1%

*percentage change from second quarter 2011Source: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.